10-letter words containing e, n, t, h
- catchments — Plural form of catchment.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- cathecting — Present participle of cathect.
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- ch'eng tsu — Yung Lo.
- chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chalkstone — tophus
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- chardonnet — (Louis Marie) Hilaire Bernigaud (ilɛr bɛrniɡo), Comte de. 1839–1924, French chemist and industrialist who produced rayon, the first artificial fibre
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chasteness — The state of being chaste; chastity.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- check into — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- chervonets — (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- chestiness — The quality of being chesty.
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittering — a chirping noise
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
- chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- christened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- chuntering — to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- chuttering — Present participle of chutter.
- chwang-tse — Chuang-tzu (def 1).
- cinch belt — a wide belt of elastic, leather, or fabric with a clasp or lacing in front, worn tightly to make the waist look smaller.
- citizenish — Of the nature of citizens.
- clean-tech — using clean technology
- clientship — the state of being a client