10-letter words containing e, t, c, h, s
- charterers — Plural form of charterer.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chartreuse — either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
- chasteness — The state of being chaste; chastity.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chatterers — Plural form of chatterer.
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- check list — a list of items, facts, names, etc, to be checked or referred to for comparison, identification, or verification
- check stub — A check stub is the part of a check that is kept by the payee with information such as the check number, date, and amount.
- checklists — Plural form of checklist.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- checksheet — Alternative form of check sheet.
- cheese it! — run away fast!
- chemisette — an underbodice of lawn, lace, etc, worn to fill in a low-cut dress
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell 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
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- chest cold — a cold mainly affecting the chest
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chesterbed — a sofa or chesterfield that opens into a bed.
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- chesticles — Plural form of chesticle ((slang, humorous) a woman's breasts).
- chestiness — The quality of being chesty.
- chichester — a city in S England, administrative centre of West Sussex: Roman ruins; 11th-century cathedral; Festival Theatre. Pop: 27 477 (2001)
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.
- cholecysts — Plural form of cholecyst.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- christened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- christless — being without the teachings or spirit of Christ; unchristian.
- christlike — resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- chwang-tse — Chuang-tzu (def 1).
- citizenish — Of the nature of citizens.
- clathrates — Plural form of clathrate.
- clientship — the state of being a client
- clisthenes — Cleisthenes