10-letter words containing h, i, d, a
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- bean aphid — a small, black aphid, Aphis fabae, often found on beans and related plants.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- big-headed — If you describe someone as big-headed, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- bighearted — quick to give or forgive; generous or magnanimous
- billethead — a carved ornamental scroll or volute terminating a stem or cutwater at its upper end in place of a figurehead.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- birkenhead — a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)
- birth-date — the date of a person’s birth, usually expressed as a specific day, month, and year.
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- brachiopod — any marine invertebrate animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having a ciliated feeding organ (lophophore) and a shell consisting of dorsal and ventral valves
- brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- bridgehead — A bridgehead is a good position which an army has taken in the enemy's territory and from which it can advance or attack.
- brigandish — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- cash audit — an audit confined to cash transactions for a prescribed period, for the purpose of determining the amount of cash on hand or on deposit in a bank.
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- catechised — Simple past tense and past participle of catechise.
- catechized — Simple past tense and past participle of catechize.
- chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- chalcidfly — any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration, the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects.
- chalcidice — a peninsula of N central Greece, in Macedonia Central, ending in the three promontories of Kassandra, Sithonia, and Akti. Area: 2945 sq km (1149 sq miles)
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
- chandelier — A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
- chandigarh — a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- 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.
- chickadees — Plural form of chickadee.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- child-care — having to do with the care of children, specif., of preschool children whose parents are employed
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chinandega — a city in W Nicaragua.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chlamydial — of or relating to infections caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.