10-letter words containing e, t, c, h
- 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.
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheap-rate — charged at a lower rate
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- check into — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- 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.
- checkdigit — (data) A one-digit checksum.
- checklists — Plural form of checklist.
- checkmated — (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
- checksheet — Alternative form of check sheet.
- cheektooth — any molar or premolar tooth
- cheese it! — run away fast!
- chelatable — having the capability to chelate
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
- 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
- chemotroph — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- 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.
- 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
- chichester — a city in S England, administrative centre of West Sussex: Roman ruins; 11th-century cathedral; Festival Theatre. Pop: 27 477 (2001)
- chief mate — first mate.
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- 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
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- 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
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.