11-letter words containing e, r, c, h
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- chuck-berry — Charles Edward Anderson ("Chuck") born 1926, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer.
- chucker-out — a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
- chug report — (humour) From "chug" - to drink heavily. A bug report whose the submitter is thought to have had one too many. Not as bad as a drug report.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- church rate — (formerly in England and Ireland) a compulsory assessment imposed on the parishioners' holdings of houses or land in order to repair the parish church and maintain its services.
- church text — a heavy typeface in Gothic style
- churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- city father — You can refer to a member of a city council or city's government as a city father.
- claw hammer — a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails
- clearheaded — having or indicating a clear mind; lucid; unconfused
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- coach horse — a horse, usually strong and heavily built, for drawing a coach.
- coach screw — a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc
- coal heaver — a workman who moves coal
- coarse fish — a freshwater fish that is not a member of the salmon family
- coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- cockchafers — Plural form of cockchafer.
- cockfighter — One who engages in a cockfight.
- cockroaches — Plural form of cockroach.
- coffee hour — an informal gathering of people at which coffee and refreshments are served.
- cohortative — intended to encourage
- coinherence — the act of inhering together
- coinheritor — a fellow inheritor
- cold shower — shower: in cold water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- coleorhizae — Plural form of coleorhiza.
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- color wheel — Art. one of a pair of primary or secondary colors opposed to the other member of the pair on a schematic chart or scale (color wheel) as green opposed to red, orange opposed to blue, or violet opposed to yellow. Compare analogous color. the relationship of these pairs of colors perceived as completing or enhancing each other.
- come-hither — alluring; seductive
- comprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend.
- comradeship — Comradeship is friendship between a number of people who are doing the same work or who share the same difficulties or dangers.