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11-letter words containing c, h, i, n, l

  • pitch plane — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
  • plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
  • polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
  • preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
  • punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
  • rail anchor — a fastening device for attaching the base of a rail to a crosstie.
  • ralik chain — a chain of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, forming the W part of the Marshall Islands.
  • relaunching — an act or instance of launching something again.
  • schlesinger — Arthur Meier [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
  • schoolgoing — the act of going to school
  • scorchingly — in a scorching manner
  • searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • sling chair — any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet of canvas, leather, or the like, hanging loosely in a frame.
  • slit trench — a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
  • snatchingly — in a snatching manner
  • snitch line — a direct telephone or other communications link set up to allow people to report neighbours, colleagues, etc suspected of wrongdoing
  • spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
  • tachina fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars, beetles, and other insects.
  • technically — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
  • technicolor — (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.
  • technologic — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • the council — the local governing authority of a town, county, etc
  • theogonical — of or relating to theogony
  • thermocline — a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below.
  • thin client — a computer on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
  • thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
  • trichinella — a parasitic roundworm of the genus Trichinella
  • trichlorfon — metrifonate.
  • twelve-inch — a phonograph record twelve inches in diameter, especially one with two or more remixes of the same song.
  • unalachtigo — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
  • unblenching — not blenching or turning aside; unflinching
  • unchildlike — not childlike; uncharacteristic of a child; not resembling a child
  • unethically — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
  • unflinching — not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.
  • untechnical — not technical
  • warchalking — the practice of marking chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where local wireless internet connections may be obtained for free via a computer, usually without permission
  • within call — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
  • wrenchingly — In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.
  • xenodochial — (rare) Friendly to strangers.
  • yellowfinch — any of several tropical American finches of the genus Sicalis, most of which are bright yellow in color.
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