10-letter words containing c, h
- crash-land — If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- crashproof — (of a vehicle) resistant to damage and as safe as possible for the occupants in the event of a crash.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crepe hair — artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
- crew chief — the head of a crew, especially for maintenance of aircraft or racing cars.
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- crib sheet — a sheet containing notes, etc, on a particular subject, used as a study aid
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crithidial — relating to a developmental stage in protozoan parasites of the trypanosome group, now more commonly referred to as the epimastigote stage
- crocheting — Present participle of crochet.
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crossbirth — any abnormal labour in which the child is positioned across the uterus
- crosscheck — to verify (a fact, report, etc) by considering conflicting opinions or consulting other sources
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosshatch — to shade or hatch (forms, figures, etc) with two or more sets of parallel lines that cross one another
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- crossmatch — (pathology) To test that the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- crotcheted — short-tempered
- crotchless — (of a garment) having a hole cut so as to leave the genitals uncovered.
- crotchwood — wood from a tree crotch, characterized by a swirling, irregular figure and used for furniture and veneers.
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- crumbcloth — a cloth placed under a dining table to protect the carpet from crumbs and other material
- crunchable — That can be crunched.
- crunchings — any actions in which things are crunched
- crunchtime — the tense, critical phase of an activity
- crush zone — The crush zone is the part of a vehicle's bodywork that is designed to absorb the energy in a crash, reducing the amount that is felt by passengers inside the vehicle.
- crushingly — You can use crushingly to emphasize the degree of a negative quality.
- crushproof — unable to be crushed or creased
- crutchings — the wool clipped from a sheep's hindquarters
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- ctenophore — any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, including the sea gooseberry and Venus's-girdle, whose body bears eight rows of fused cilia, for locomotion
- cuban heel — a moderately high heel for a shoe or boot
- cubby-hole — A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
- cuchifrito — a small piece of pork, pig's stomach, etc. dipped in batter and deep-fried
- cuchulainn — a hero of Ulster and the subject of many legends.
- cunningham — Merce (mɜːs). 1919–2009 US dancer and choreographer. His experimental ballets include Suite for Five (1956) and Travelogue (1977)
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.
- cut a dash — If you say that someone cuts a dash, you mean that they have an attractively stylish appearance or a rather bold manner.
- cut-throat — If you describe a situation as cut-throat, you mean that the people or companies involved all want success and do not care if they harm each other in getting it.
- cutthroats — Plural form of cutthroat.
- cuttlefish — A cuttlefish is a sea animal that has a soft body and a hard shell inside.
- cyanopathy — (medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.