10-letter words containing c, h, i, s, e, l
- disc wheel — a road wheel of a motor vehicle that has a round pressed disc in place of spokes
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- ecthlipsis — loss of a consonant, especially, in Latin, loss of a final m before a word beginning with a vowel or h.
- enchiladas — Plural form of enchilada.
- esthetical — Of or pertaining to esthetics.
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- fish slice — a broad-bladed kitchen implement with a long handle, for turning fish in frying.
- fletchings — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- heelpieces — Plural form of heelpiece.
- helictites — Plural form of helictite.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- hemicycles — Plural form of hemicycle.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- hicksville — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- melchiades — Saint, died a.d. 314, pope 310–314.
- mesolithic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a transitional period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to a hunting, collecting, and fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore environments; Epipaleolithic.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- michaelmas — a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.
- mischannel — to channel wrongly
- mischmetal — an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- scheduling — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- schleicher — August, 1821–68, German linguist.
- schlieffen — Alfred (ˈalfreːt), Count von Schlieffen. 1833–1913, German field marshal, who devised the Schlieffen Plan (1905): it was intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries. In a modified form, it was unsuccessfully employed in World War I (1914)
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- school tie — old school tie.
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open