10-letter words containing c, h, o, l, e, s
- 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.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- homeschool — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- horse clam — gaper.
- horsecloth — a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- horseleech — a large leech, as Haemopis marmoratis, that infests the mouth and nasal passages of horses.
- house call — a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- hydroceles — Plural form of hydrocele.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- 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.
- lose touch — not keep in contact
- loucheness — The quality of being louche, shifty or disreputable.
- lunchboxes — Plural form of lunchbox.
- 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.
- mohs scale — a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- neckcloths — Plural form of neckcloth.
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- photocells — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- school age — the age set by law for children to start school attendance.
- school tie — old school tie.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- scrollhead — billethead.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- shellshock — loss of sight, memory, etc, resulting from psychological strain during prolonged engagement in warfare
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- the-clouds — a comedy (423 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- tocherless — without dowry or tocher
- unschooled — not schooled, taught, or trained: Though unschooled, he had a grasp of the subject.
- wholescale — Wholesale (extensive).