10-letter words containing c, h
- exchanging — Present participle of exchange.
- exchequers — Plural form of exchequer.
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- exothermic — (of a reaction or process) Accompanied by the release of heat.
- eyecatcher — Something that catches the eye.
- eyepatches — Plural form of eyepatch.
- face cloth — washcloth.
- facecloths — Plural form of facecloth.
- fact sheet — information page
- fact-check — to confirm the truth of (an assertion made in speech or writing), often as part of the research or editorial process.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- fair catch — a catch of a kicked ball in which the receiver signals that he or she will not advance the ball and therefore may not be interfered with or tackled.
- faith cure — a method of attempting to cure disease by prayer and religious faith.
- farfetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- fast pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched at a high speed with an underhand motion
- fat chance — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- feathercut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- fetchingly — charming; captivating.
- fianchetto — the development of a bishop, in an opening move, by advancing one or two pawns so as to permit movement along the bishop's diagonal.
- fight back — retaliate
- filchingly — in a filching manner
- fire chief — the officer in charge of a municipality's fire department or departments.
- fish sauce — a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in Southeast Asian cookery.
- fish slice — a broad-bladed kitchen implement with a long handle, for turning fish in frying.
- fish stick — an oblong piece of fried fish, usually breaded.
- flash back — If your mind flashes back to something in the past, you remember it or think of it briefly or suddenly.
- flash card — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flashbacks — Plural form of flashback.
- flashcards — Plural form of flashcard.
- flaunching — The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
- fleechment — flattery; cajolery; coaxing
- fletchings — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- floorcloth — a cloth for washing or wiping floors.
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- flycatcher — any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
- flypitcher — a person who has a flypitch
- food chain — hierarchy of organisms
- foodaholic — a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food.
- fore-check — to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of an attacking opponent in the opponent's own defensive zone. Compare back-check, check1 (def 15).
- forechoose — (transitive) To prefer; choose in preference.
- forechosen — pre-selected
- foreshocks — Plural form of foreshock.
- forfeuchen — worn out; exhausted