10-letter words containing h, i, r, o
- corinthian — of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cornholing — to have anal intercourse with.
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- 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.
- countryish — similar to that which is typical of country music
- courtships — Plural form of courtship.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crocheting — Present participle of crochet.
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crossbirth — any abnormal labour in which the child is positioned across the uterus
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cuchifrito — a small piece of pork, pig's stomach, etc. dipped in batter and deep-fried
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cymotrichy — the state of having wavy hair
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- deinothere — a member of the genus Deinotherium
- demolisher — One who demolishes.
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- dethroning — Present participle of dethrone.
- devonshire — 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
- diachronic — of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- diarrhoeal — Standard spelling of diarrheal.
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism.
- dimorphite — a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.
- dimorphous — having two forms.
- diorthosis — the act or process of straightening something, esp a deformity in something
- diorthotic — involving or relating to the revision of a literary text
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- disherison — disinheritance.
- disheritor — someone who disinherits
- dishonored — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishonorer — (American spelling) Alternative form of dishonourer.
- dishorning — Present participle of dishorn.
- disworship — to refuse to revere or worship
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- dittograph — an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.