10-letter words containing c, h, o, i, e, s
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- hedonistic — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- 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.
- hemostatic — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- heroicness — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- histiocyte — A stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue.
- 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.
- homoecious — designating or of parasites that spend their entire life cycle on one species of host
- house dick — house detective.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- incohesive — Not cohesive.
- intershock — To shock mutually, as if by collision.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isocheimic — isocheimal
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- isothermic — occurring at constant temperature.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- 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.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- 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.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- moiseivich — Benno [ben-oh] /ˈbɛn oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1963, English pianist, born in Russia.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- oireachtas — the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- orchestics — the art of dancing
- orchestric — relating to dancing
- osterreich — German name of Austria.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- peacockish — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhinoceros — any of several large, thick-skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all rhinoceroses are endangered.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages