10-letter words containing h, d
- coonhounds — Plural form of coonhound.
- copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- copyholder — one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
- coryphodon — a primitive hoofed mammal of the extinct genus Coryphodon, of the early Eocene Epoch, having a long, thickset body, short legs, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- cough drop — a lozenge to relieve a cough
- court hand — a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
- cousinhood — Relationship as of cousins.
- crackheads — Plural form of crackhead.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- 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.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- crithidial — relating to a developmental stage in protozoan parasites of the trypanosome group, now more commonly referred to as the epimastigote stage
- crotcheted — short-tempered
- crotchwood — wood from a tree crotch, characterized by a swirling, irregular figure and used for furniture and veneers.
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cut a dash — If you say that someone cuts a dash, you mean that they have an attractively stylish appearance or a rather bold manner.
- cynghanedd — a complex system of rhyme and alliteration used in Welsh verse
- dachshunds — Plural form of dachshund.
- dahabeeyah — Alt form dahabieh.
- dairy herd — a herd of cows producing milk
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- daisy bush — any of various shrubs of the genus Olearia, of Australia and New Zealand, with daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- daisywheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- dall sheep — a wild sheep (Ovis dalli) with white hair and long spiral horns, living in the mountains of NW North America
- damselfish — any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body
- dance hall — Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening.
- dandyishly — in the manner of a dandy
- danish oil — a furniture oil, based on synthetic resins, that gives a soft luster.
- dark horse — If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
- dash light — a light to illuminate a dashboard in a motor vehicle
- dashboards — Plural form of dashboard.
- datasheets — Plural form of datasheet.
- date-night — an evening social date on which a married or long-term couple go out together: I enjoy a once-a-week date night with my husband.
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- dawn horse — eohippus.
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- deaconhood — the position of a deacon
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dead ahead — directly in front
- dead horse — something that has ceased to be useful or relevant.
- dead march — a piece of solemn funeral music played to accompany a procession, esp at military funerals
- deadheaded — Simple past tense and past participle of deadhead.
- deadweight — (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.