10-letter words containing c, h, a, t
- charophyte — any green algae of the class Charophyceae (or group Charophyta), comprising the stoneworts.
- chart room — chart house.
- charterers — Plural form of charterer.
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chartreuse — either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
- chartulary — cartulary
- chasteness — The state of being chaste; chastity.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chatterbot — chatbot
- chatterbox — A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
- chatterers — Plural form of chatterer.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chautauqua — (in the US, formerly) a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chavtastic — suitable for or designed for chavs
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheap-rate — charged at a lower rate
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- checkmated — (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- chelatable — having the capability to chelate
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chiasmatic — relating to the intersection of the optic nerve fibres at the bottom of the brain
- chief mate — first mate.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- chiliastic — the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle