10-letter words containing c, h, i, r
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archiplasm — archoplasm
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- architrave — the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
- archivists — Plural form of archivist.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- archrivals — Plural form of archrival.
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- arctophily — the practice of collecting teddy bears
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- arithmatic — Misspelling of arithmetic.
- arithmetic — Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers.
- arrhythmic — having irregular rhythm
- arthralgic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia.
- arthritics — Plural form of arthritic.
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- autarchies — Plural form of autarchy.
- autarchist — of or relating to autarchism
- azhdarchid — Any member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the late Cretaceous including some of the largest known flying animals of all time.
- barophilic — (of living organisms) growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- bath brick — a brick-shaped piece of calcareous earth, used for cleaning polished metal
- bath chair — a wheelchair for invalids, often with a hood
- batrachian — any amphibian, esp a frog or toad
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bewitchery — a bewitching power; charm
- bichloride — a binary compound containing two atoms of chlorine for each atom of another element; dichloride
- bichromate — dichromate
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- biomorphic — having the form of a living organism
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere
- birch beer — a carbonated or fermented drink containing an extract from the bark of the birch tree.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- blackshirt — (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II
- boccherini — Luigi (luˈidʒi). 1743–1805, Italian composer and cellist
- bog orchid — an orchid, Hammarbya (or Malaxis) paludosa, growing in sphagnum bogs in the N hemisphere. It has greenish-yellow flowers and its leaves bear a fringe of tiny bulbils
- brachiator — any primate which swings by its arms from one hold to the next
- brachiopod — any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
- brachyaxis — the shorter lateral axis of a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal
- brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
- branchiate — having gills.
- brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil
- brno chair — an armchair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless steel composed of two interlocking parts, one forming the legs and arms and the other the seat and back frame, with the back and seat lightly upholstered and usually covered with leather.
- bronchiole — any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
- bronchitic — acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.