10-letter words containing c, h, o, u
- nouakchott — Official name Islamic Republic of Mauritania. a republic in W Africa, largely in the Sahara Desert: formerly a French colony; a member of the French Community 1958–66; independent 1960. 418,120 sq. mi. (1,082,931 sq. km). Capital: Nouakchott.
- ochlagogue — (rare) A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- ouananiche — A salmon of landlocked populations living in lakes in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- out-scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- outachieve — (transitive) To surpass in achievement; to achieve more than.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outmatched — to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.
- outmatches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmatch.
- outreached — Simple past tense and past participle of outreach.
- outreaches — Plural form of outreach.
- outstretch — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- poop chute — anus or rectum
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- punch bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punch-bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
- rhoicissus — any plant of the climbing genus Rhoicissus, related to and resembling cissus, esp R. rhomboidea (grape ivy), grown for its shiny evergreen foliage: family Vitaceae
- rochambeau — Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur [zhahn ba-teest daw-na-syan duh vee-mœr] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- rock hound — a geologist.
- rock-hound — a geologist.
- rough copy — writing: early draft
- round arch — an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.
- routemarch — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school bus — a vehicle used to transport students to and from school or used for other related purposes.
- school run — The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
- scruncheon — (in Newfoundland) a small crisp piece of fried pork fat
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- search out — hunt for, seek
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- sketch out — describe briefly
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- so much as — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
- so much so — You use so much so to indicate that your previous statement is true to a very great extent, and therefore it has the result mentioned.
- soft touch — a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- stomachful — the amount one's stomach can hold
- stomachous — resentful, sullen, obstinate
- stretchout — a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
- supermacho — extremely macho