10-letter words containing h, e, r, i
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
- chanceries — Plural form of chancery.
- chandelier — A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- charcutier — a pork butcher.
- chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- charles ii — known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)
- charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
- charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
- charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
- charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- check rail — (in a window sash) a meeting rail, especially one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap.
- checkering — Present participle of checker.
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- cheeriness — The state of being cheery.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- cheesewire — a piece of wire used for cutting cheese
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- chelicerae — one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids.
- chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
- chequering — Present participle of chequer.
- cher-river — a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- cherishing — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherry pie — any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.
- cherry-pie — a widely planted garden heliotrope, Heliotropium peruvianum
- cherrylike — Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor.
- cherrypick — Alternative spelling of cherry-pick.
- cherubfish — a brilliantly colored butterflyfish, Centropyge argi, found in the West Indies: kept in home aquariums.
- cherubical — Cherubic.
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- cherublike — a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- 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
- chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
- chichester — a city in S England, administrative centre of West Sussex: Roman ruins; 11th-century cathedral; Festival Theatre. Pop: 27 477 (2001)
- chickarees — Plural form of chickaree.
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- chifferobe — a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chifforobe — an article of furniture that comprises a chest of drawers and a wardrobe
- child-care — having to do with the care of children, specif., of preschool children whose parents are employed