10-letter words containing h, a, n, s, c, r
- freshmanic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a freshman: freshmanic enthusiasm.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- gynarchies — Plural form of gynarchy.
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handscroll — A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.
- harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
- hindrances — Plural form of hindrance.
- hurricanes — Plural form of hurricane.
- increaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of increase.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- jinricksha — Alternative spelling of jinriksha.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marchlands — Plural form of marchland.
- mischanter — mishanter.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- parischane — a parish
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- purchasing — buying
- rachmanism — extortion or exploitation by a landlord of tenants of dilapidated or slum property, esp when involving intimidation or use of racial fears to drive out sitting tenants whose rent is fixed at a low rate
- ranshackle — to ransack
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- scratching — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- scrimshank — to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
- sea anchor — any of various devices, as a drogue, that have great resistance to being pulled through the water and are dropped forward of a vessel at the end of a cable to hold the bow into the wind or sea during a storm.
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- sub-branch — a further branch or division of something within an already established branch or division