10-letter words containing c, h
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beachheads — Plural form of beachhead.
- beachscape — a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
- beam reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- bedchamber — A bedchamber is a bedroom.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beech fern — a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- bell punch — a machine that issues or stamps a ticket, etc, ringing a bell as it does so
- bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench mark — a surveyor's mark made on a permanent landmark of known position and altitude: it is used as a reference point in determining other altitudes
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench test — the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition
- bench vice — a vice mounted on a workbench
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- bench-made — (of articles made of leather, wood, etc.) individually produced and finished, as on a carpenter's bench; custom-made.
- beseeching — A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something.
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bewitchery — a bewitching power; charm
- bewitching — enchanting; charming; fascinating.
- bichloride — a binary compound containing two atoms of chlorine for each atom of another element; dichloride
- bichromate — dichromate
- big cheese — Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese.
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- biomorphic — having the form of a living organism
- biophysics — the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology
- biopsychic — of, relating to, or comprising psychological and biological phenomena.
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere
- birch beer — a carbonated or fermented drink containing an extract from the bark of the birch tree.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- bitch-slap — to strike (someone) with one's open hand
- bitchiness — characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
- black hand — a group of Sicilian blackmailers and terrorists formed in the 1870s and operating in the US in the early 20th century
- black hawk — 1767-1838; chief of the Sauk people: leader in the Black Hawk War against the U.S. (1832)
- black heat — heat emitted by an electric element made from low-resistance thick wire that does not glow red
- black hole — Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- black sash — (formerly, in South Africa) an organization of women opposed to apartheid
- black shag — a large dark-coloured shag, Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandis, of Australasian waters
- blackheart — an abnormal darkening of the woody stems of some plants, thought to be caused by extreme cold
- blackheath — a residential district in SE London, mainly in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich: a large heath formerly notorious for highwaymen
- blackpatch — a disease of red and white clover, caused by an unidentified fungus and characterized by brown or blackish lesions on the plant.
- blackshirt — (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II
- blacksmith — A blacksmith is a person whose job is making things by hand out of metal that has been heated to a high temperature.