10-letter words containing h, o, t, i
- bow weight — the poundage required to draw a bow to the full length of the arrow
- bowhunting — the practice of hunting wild animals with bow and arrow
- brachiator — any primate which swings by its arms from one hold to the next
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- brightwork — shiny metal trimmings or fittings on ships, cars, etc
- bronchitic — acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.
- bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
- brownshirt — Nazi stormtrooper
- bush pilot — a pilot who flies small aircraft over rugged terrain or unsettled regions to serve remote areas inaccessible to or off the route of larger planes: Bush pilots brought supplies to the Alaskan village once a week.
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cash ratio — the ratio of cash on hand to total deposits that by law or custom commercial banks must maintain
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
- cataphoric — the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows.
- catholicon — a remedy for all ills; panacea
- catholicos — the patriarch of the Armenian Church
- catholicus — catholicos.
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chalcocite — a lead-grey or black mineral, found as a copper ore or in veins. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper sulphide. Formula: Cu2S. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- chalcolite — torbernite.
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- check into — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- 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
- chicoutimi — city in SC Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River: pop. 63,000
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- choir loft — a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- chopsticks — a pair of small sticks of wood or ivory, held together in one hand and used in some Asian countries as utensils, as to lift food to the mouth
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- christhood — the state of being the Christ, the anointed one of God
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.