11-letter words containing c, r, a, s, h
- beach scarp — a steep slope or miniature cliff, formed by wave action, fronting the berm on a beach.
- beachmaster — a bull fur seal having its own territory in the breeding grounds.
- beam search — (algorithm) An optimisation of the best first search graph search algorithm where only a predetermined number of paths are kept as candidates. The number of paths is the "width of the beam". If more paths than this are generated, the worst paths are discarded. This reduces the space requirements of best first search.
- bedchambers — Plural form of bedchamber.
- bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
- black shirt — a member of any fascist organization (specif., the former Italian Fascist party) with a black-shirted uniform
- body search — If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip-search.
- body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- brachyurous — shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bunch grass — any of various grasses that grow in tufts
- bushwhacker — a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
- caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- can crusher — a device which presses empty metal food containers in order to reduce their volume before they are disposed of
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
- cardophagus — a donkey
- cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
- carpathians — a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- carpophores — Plural form of carpophore.
- carpophorus — an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”.
- case-harden — to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
- casehardens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden.
- cash letter — a deposit list from one bank to another containing items to be credited to the account of the depositing bank.
- cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
- cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- cavalierish — like a cavalier
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- cellar sash — a window sash of relatively small size, having two or three panes horizontally arranged.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- cesca chair — a chair, with or without arms, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless tubular steel and a seat and back of bentwood-framed canework.
- chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- challengers — Plural form of challenger.
- champerties — Plural form of champerty.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- chancellors — Plural form of chancellor.
- chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.