9-letter words containing c, h, i, t
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- loincloth — a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- match-fit — in good physical condition for competing in a match
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- methystic — intoxicating
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- microthin — extremely or, sometimes, microscopically thin: a microthin layer of aluminum.
- miryachit — A disorder found in Siberia, characterized by a jumping motion.
- monopitch — having only one slope or a slope with a regular gradient
- monostich — a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
- morphotic — (biology) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- mythicise — Alt form mythicize.
- mythicism — (theology) the scholarly opinion that the gospel is mythical.
- mythicize — to turn into, treat, or explain as a myth.
- mytishchi — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- neogothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephritic — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- nietzsche — Friedrich Wilhelm [free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1844–1900, German philosopher.
- nightcaps — Plural form of nightcap.
- nightclub — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
- nonethnic — not of or associated with any particular ethnic background or group: some of the best nonethnic cooking in town.
- nonrhotic — denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which preconsonantal rs are not pronounced