10-letter words containing c, h, e, n
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beech fern — a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
- bell punch — a machine that issues or stamps a ticket, etc, ringing a bell as it does so
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench mark — a surveyor's mark made on a permanent landmark of known position and altitude: it is used as a reference point in determining other altitudes
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench test — the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition
- bench vice — a vice mounted on a workbench
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- bench-made — (of articles made of leather, wood, etc.) individually produced and finished, as on a carpenter's bench; custom-made.
- beseeching — A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something.
- bewitching — enchanting; charming; fascinating.
- bitchiness — characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
- boccherini — Luigi (luˈidʒi). 1743–1805, Italian composer and cellist
- bon marche — a bargain.
- bone china — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone.
- box wrench — a wrench with a completely enclosed head, used to hold and turn nuts and bolts
- branchiate — having gills.
- bronchiole — any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
- buchenwald — a village in E central Germany, near Weimar; site of a Nazi concentration camp (1937–45)
- bunchberry — a dwarf variety of dogwood native to North America, Cornus canadensis, having red berries
- cache line — (storage) (Or cache block) The smallest unit of memory than can be transferred between the main memory and the cache. Rather than reading a single word or byte from main memory at a time, each cache entry is usually holds a certain number of words, known as a "cache line" or "cache block" and a whole line is read and cached at once. This takes advantage of the principle of locality of reference: if one location is read then nearby locations (particularly following locations) are likely to be read soon afterward. It can also take advantage of page-mode DRAM which allows faster access to consecutive locations.
- cachinnate — to laugh loudly
- cackhanded — left-handed
- can't help — If you say you can't help thinking something, you are expressing your opinion in an indirect way, often because you think it seems rude.
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- cane chair — a chair, the back and seat of which are made of interlaced strips of cane.
- canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
- capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- cardphones — Plural form of cardphone.
- carmarthen — a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- carragheen — Irish moss.
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- caseharden — to form a hard, thin surface on (an iron alloy)
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- cashew nut — edible nut
- cashiering — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- catananche — any of the hardy perennial genus Catananche, from S Europe; some, esp C. caerulea, are grown for their blue-and-white flowers that can be dried as winter decoration: family Asteraceae
- catarrhine — (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face
- catchiness — The state or quality of being catchy.
- catchments — Plural form of catchment.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- cathecting — Present participle of cathect.
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- cell phone — a mobile phone
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.