10-letter words containing h, a, r, n, c
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- coathanger — Alternative spelling of coat hanger.
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- comanchero — (in 19th-century New Mexico) a trader who traded with the Native American nomadic tribes such as the Comanche, Navajo, and Apache
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- contrahent — entering into an agreement or contract
- corinthian — of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cornstarch — Cornstarch is the same as cornflour.
- court hand — a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
- crankshaft — A crankshaft is the main shaft of an internal combustion engine.
- crash-land — If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- crunchable — That can be crunched.
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- decahedron — a solid figure having ten plane faces
- diachronic — of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical
- disencharm — To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- door chain — a short chain with a removable slide fitting that can be attached between the inside of a door and the doorjamb to prevent the door from being opened more than a few inches without the chain being removed.
- drag chain — one of a number of chains attached to a hull about to be launched in restricted waters in order to slow its motion by dragging along the bottom.
- dude ranch — a ranch operated primarily as a vacation resort.
- dutch barn — a farm building consisting of a steel frame and a curved roof
- enchanters — Plural form of enchanter.
- encroached — Simple past tense and past participle of encroach.
- encroacher — One who encroaches.
- encroaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encroach.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- enomotarch — (historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of an enomoty.
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- exchangers — Plural form of exchanger.
- franchisal — Pertaining to franchises.
- franchised — Simple past tense and past participle of franchise.
- franchisee — a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.
- franchiser — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- franchises — Plural form of franchise.
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- french way — cunnilingus or fellatio.
- freshmanic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a freshman: freshmanic enthusiasm.
- gearchange — a change to a higher or lower gear
- gran chaco — an extensive subtropical region in central South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. 300,000 sq. mi. (777,000 sq. km).
- grand chop — (in China and India trade) a customs clearance.
- grandchild — a child of one's son or daughter.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- gynarchies — Plural form of gynarchy.
- half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.