10-letter words containing c, h, o, s, i, l
- holodiscus — a genus of flowering deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- 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.
- homosocial — Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex.
- humicolous — of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- 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.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- locksmiths — Plural form of locksmith.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- loincloths — Plural form of loincloth.
- los mochis — a city in Sinaloa state, NW Mexico.
- 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.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- minischool — an alternative educational institution, usually offering specialized or individual instruction.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- rothschild — Lionel Nathan, Baron de ("Lord Natty") 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- schizoidal — relating to a person with a schizoid personality disorder
- scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- school kid — child of school age
- school tie — old school tie.
- schoolgirl — a girl attending school.
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- shift lock — a typewriter or computer key that locks the shift key in depressed position.
- shockingly — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- shylocking — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- slow pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground
- slow-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- stichology — metrical theory or the science of poetic metres
- waistcloth — a loincloth.