10-letter words containing i, c, h, t
- john fitch — John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat.
- kataphatic — Alternative form of cataphatic.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- kitchendom — the domain of the kitchen
- kitschiest — Superlative form of kitschy.
- kitschness — the quality of being kitsch
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- larithmics — the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates.
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- liebknecht — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, German socialist leader.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lightstick — A portable rod used for illumination.
- litchi nut — the brownish, dried litchi fruit.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- locksmiths — Plural form of locksmith.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- loincloths — Plural form of loincloth.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- macchiatos — Plural form of macchiato.
- machinated — Simple past tense and past participle of machinate.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- machinists — Plural form of machinist.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- marchantia — a type of liverwort plant
- masochists — Plural form of masochist.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- mathematic — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- megalithic — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.