10-letter words containing h, o, c, u
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chorus boy — a male singer or dancer of the chorus of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, etc.
- choucroute — a dish, resembling sauerkraut, that consists of cabbage that has been preserved by soaking in pickle
- chow hound — a person who eats food in large quantities or with great gusto; glutton.
- chromidium — a length or particle of chromatin in cell cytoplasm
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chubb lock — a type of lock with a device that sets the bolt immovably if the lock is picked
- chuckholes — Plural form of chuckhole.
- chuckwagon — A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, as on a ranch or in a lumber camp.
- chunderous — nauseating
- churchgoer — A churchgoer is a person who goes to church regularly.
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- clock-hour — a full 60-minute period, as of class instruction or therapeutic consultation. Compare hour (def 11).
- clothbound — (of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth
- club-house — a building or room occupied by a club.
- clubhouses — Plural form of clubhouse.
- co-publish — to publish (something) with another person or company
- coal chute — an inclined channel or vertical passage down which coal may be dropped
- coauthored — one of two or more joint authors.
- colchicums — Plural form of colchicum.
- colourwash — a coloured distemper
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- continueth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of continue.
- coonhounds — Plural form of coonhound.
- coquettish — If you describe a woman as coquettish, you mean she acts in a playful way that is intended to make men find her attractive.
- corn shuck — the husk of an ear of maize
- cornhusker — a person or machine that strips cornhusks from ears of maize
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- couch roll — the roll on which a wet web is transferred from the paper machine to the couch.
- couch-surf — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
- couchettes — Plural form of couchette.
- cough drop — a lozenge to relieve a cough
- countryish — similar to that which is typical of country music
- court hand — a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
- court shoe — Court shoes are women's shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually made of plain leather with no design.
- courthouse — A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets.
- courtships — Plural form of courtship.
- cousinhood — Relationship as of cousins.
- cousinship — Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- crackhouse — a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.
- crumbcloth — a cloth placed under a dining table to protect the carpet from crumbs and other material
- crush zone — The crush zone is the part of a vehicle's bodywork that is designed to absorb the energy in a crash, reducing the amount that is felt by passengers inside the vehicle.
- crushproof — unable to be crushed or creased
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- cubby-hole — A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
- cuchifrito — a small piece of pork, pig's stomach, etc. dipped in batter and deep-fried
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.