10-letter words containing c, h, o, n
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- blackthorn — a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
- boccherini — Luigi (luˈidʒi). 1743–1805, Italian composer and cellist
- body punch — a blow to the body of an opponent
- bon marche — a bargain.
- bone china — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone.
- box wrench — a wrench with a completely enclosed head, used to hold and turn nuts and bolts
- branch off — A road or path that branches off from another one starts from it and goes in a slightly different direction. If you branch off somewhere, you change the direction in which you are going.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- 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.
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- bunny chow — a dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry
- cabin hook — a hook and eye for fastening a cabinet door or the like.
- cacophonic — Discordant.
- canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
- canophilia — the love of dogs
- canophobia — an abnormal fear of dogs
- capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- cardphones — Plural form of cardphone.
- carhopping — the practice of serving customers at a drive-in restaurant
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cash in on — to get profit or profitable use from
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- cavaquinho — A small, four-stringed guitar resembling a ukulele, popular in Brazil and Portugal.
- cell phone — a mobile phone
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- censorship — Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way.
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- cfortran.h — (library) A transparent, machine independent interface between C and Fortran routines and global data, developed by Burkhard Burow at CERN. It provides macros which allow the C preprocessor to translate a simple description of a C (Fortran) routine or global data into a Fortran (C) interface. Version 2.6 runs on VAX/VMS/Ultrix, DECstation, Silicon Graphics, IBM RS/6000, Sun, Cray, Apollo, HP9000, LynxOS, f2c, NAG f90. cfortran.h was reviewed in RS/Magazine November 1992 and a user's experiences with cfortran.h are described in the Jan 93 issue of Computers in Physics.
- chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
- chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- chairwoman — The chairwoman of a meeting, committee, or organization is the woman in charge of it.
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalkstone — tophus
- chamaeleon — a faint constellation lying between Volans and the South celestial pole
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.