10-letter words containing e, c, h
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- avouchment — The act of avouching.
- bacchantes — Plural form of bacchant.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back bench — any of the rows of seats occupied by the backbenchers.
- back-check — to skate back toward one's defensive zone obstructing or impeding the movement or progress of one or more opponents on attack. Compare check1 (def 15), fore-check.
- backhanded — A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlasher — something or someone who produces a backlash
- backlashes — Plural form of backlash.
- backsheesh — Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
- bad cheque — A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.
- balanchine — George. 1904–83, US choreographer, born in Russia
- banda aceh — a city in N Indonesia, in N Sumatra; the capital of Aceh region; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 154 767 (2000)
- bank check — A bank check is a check that you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal check.
- baphometic — relating to the worship of the idol Baphomet, whom the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping during the Crusades
- batch file — a computer file with sequential commands to be executed when the file is read
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- beach babe — an attractive girl seen on beaches
- beach ball — A beach ball is a large, light ball filled with air, which people play with, especially on the beach.
- beach berm — berm (def 3).
- beach crab — any of various crabs that live on beaches, as the ghost crab.
- beach face — the seaward section of a beach exposed to and shaped by the action of waves.
- beach flea — sand hopper
- beach plum — a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
- beach-berm — Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- beachballs — Plural form of beachball.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- 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