10-letter words containing c, h, y
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cephalalgy — Dated form of cephalalgia.
- cerography — the art of engraving on a waxed plate on which a printing surface is created by electrotyping
- chaetotaxy — the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalcidfly — any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration, the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects.
- chalybeate — containing or impregnated with iron salts
- chandlerly — like, or pertaining to, a chandler
- change key — a key opening only one lock.
- changeably — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- charactery — the use of symbols to express thoughts
- chardonnay — a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
- charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- charophyte — any green algae of the class Charophyceae (or group Charophyta), comprising the stoneworts.
- chartulary — cartulary
- chase away — If someone or something chases away worries, fears, or other bad feelings, they cause those feelings to change and become happier.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- cheerfully — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- cherry pie — any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.
- cherry red — a bright red; cherry.
- cherry-bob — a pair of cherries joined at the end of their stems.
- cherry-pie — a widely planted garden heliotrope, Heliotropium peruvianum
- cherry-red — bright red
- cherrylike — Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor.
- cherrypick — Alternative spelling of cherry-pick.
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chiliarchy — the position or office of a leader of a thousand soldiers
- chillingly — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chilly bin — a portable insulated container with provision for packing food and drink in ice
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- china clay — kaolin.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chirurgery — surgery.
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis