11-letter words containing n, o, s, h
- chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
- china stone — a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
- chindonesia — China, India, and Indonesia: seen collectively as the most important developing economies with the best growth markets for investors
- chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
- chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- choanocytes — Plural form of choanocyte.
- chokepoints — Plural form of chokepoint.
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- coconut shy — a fairground stall in which balls are thrown to knock coconuts off stands
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- colocynthis — Obsolete form of colocynth.
- colophonies — Plural form of colophony.
- coltishness — The state or condition of being coltish.
- comprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend.
- conchylious — Archaic form of conchylaceous.
- consortship — The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
- convictfish — painted greenling.
- coon cheese — a sharp crumbly cheddar cheese that has dark outer surfaces, usually enclosed in black wax.
- corinthians — either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)
- corn starch — Corn starch is a fine white powder made from corn, used as a thickener or binder in the manufacture of drugs.
- corn whisky — whisky made from maize
- corner shop — A corner shop is a small shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells mainly food and household goods.
- cornhuskers — Plural form of cornhusker.
- cornhusking — the removal of the husk from corn
- cornish rex — a breed of cat with a very soft wavy coat, a small head, large eyes, and very large ears
- cotton bush — any of various downy chenopodiaceous shrubs, esp Kochia aphylla, which is used to feed livestock
- countershot — a sequence of frames seen from the perspective of the subject of the previous shot
- cowpunchers — Plural form of cowpuncher.
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- cross-bench — a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member