10-letter words containing h, e, r, p
- copyholder — one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
- cormophyte — any of the Cormophyta, a major division (now obsolete) of plants having a stem, root, and leaves: includes the mosses, ferns, and seed plants
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- crepe hair — artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- ctenophore — any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, including the sea gooseberry and Venus's-girdle, whose body bears eight rows of fused cilia, for locomotion
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cypherpunk — A person who uses encryption when accessing a computer network in order to ensure privacy, especially from government authorities.
- cyphertext — (language) An interactive language for text formatting and typesetting.
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
- death trap — If you say that a place or vehicle is a death trap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone's death.
- deathtraps — Plural form of deathtrap.
- deciphered — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- decipherer — A person who deciphers.
- deepthroat — To perform fellatio or irrumation on a man so that his entire penis is inside the mouth.
- demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- despatcher — Alternative form of dispatcher.
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- dimorphite — a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.
- diphtheria — a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.
- dirt cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dirt-cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dispatcher — a person who dispatches.
- dress ship — to decorate a vessel by displaying all signal flags on lines run from the bow to the stern over the mast trucks
- drugpusher — a person who sells illicit drugs.
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- ecphractic — having the property of removing obstructions
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- ekphrastic — Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- empathizer — One who empathizes.
- emphractic — medication that closes the pores of the skin
- enciphered — Simple past tense and past participle of encipher.
- endomorphs — Plural form of endomorph.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- endosphere — (biology) All the endophytes of a plant.
- entryphone — an intercom system at the entrance to a building through which visitors identify themselves so that someone inside can let them in by a device which unlocks the door remotely
- ephemerals — Plural form of ephemeral.
- ephemeride — Of, pertaining to, or used in an ephemeris.
- ephemerids — Plural form of ephemerid.
- ephemerist — one who collects or studies ephemera
- ephemerous — relating to an ephemeron
- ephraimite — a member of the tribe of Ephraim