10-letter words containing h, c, a, i, n
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- 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 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.
- seannachie — a Gaelic storyteller in the Scottish Highlands or in Ireland
- shankpiece — a piece of metal or fiber for giving form to the shank of a shoe.
- ship canal — a canal navigable by ships.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- splanchnic — of or relating to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- 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
- sungchiang — Older Spelling. Songjiang.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- technician — a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
- thanatotic — an ancient Greek personification of death.
- the cinema — the art or business of making films
- theomantic — relating to theomancy or divination
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- think back — try to remember
- thiocyanic — of, from, or relating to a sulphacid (or liquid acid HSCN) having a strong odour but no colour
- tiahuanaco — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 b.c.–a.d. c900, chiefly in Peru and Bolivia, characterized by the use of megalithic masonry carved with geometric and animal designs, stone statues, polychrome pottery, and bronze artifacts.
- tibouchina — a member of the genus Tibouchina, which includes 350 species of shrubs found in South America
- tire chain — a device made of chains, attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction, as on snow
- trachiniae — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- twickenham — a former borough, now part of Richmond upon Thames, in SE England.
- unachieved — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unactorish — not resembling or characteristic of actors or acting
- unathletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- unchanging — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- unchastity — not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
- unemphatic — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- unharmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- unmachined — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- unmatching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- unpathetic — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- unthematic — of or relating to a theme.
- wallachian — a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldavia (Moldova) to form Romania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- watchnight — Alternative form of watch night.
- water-inch — the quantity of water (approx. 500 cubic feet) discharged in 24 hours through a circular opening of one inch diameter leading from a reservoir in which the water is constantly only high enough to cover the orifice.
- wing chair — a large upholstered chair having a back with wings.
- zincograph — (formerly) a zinc plate produced by zincography.