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11-letter words containing r, a, d, h

  • camphorwood — The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
  • cantharidal — relating to or made of cantharides
  • cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
  • cantharidic — cantharidal
  • cantharidin — the compound C10H12O4, which is the active ingredient in cantharides and is secreted by many species of blister beetle
  • card hopper — a device that allows cards of varying thicknesses to be fed individually through an outlet opening in a printer without adjustment
  • cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
  • cardiograph — an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
  • cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
  • cardophagus — a donkey
  • cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
  • cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
  • case-harden — to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
  • casehardens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden.
  • cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
  • cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
  • cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
  • centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
  • chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
  • chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
  • chamaedorea — any of various small, slender palms of the genus Chamaedorea, several species of which are cultivated as houseplants.
  • chamberhand — a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse
  • chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.
  • chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
  • chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
  • chandlering — the work of a chandler
  • changeround — the process of changing position
  • characinoid — of or like a characin
  • charactered — Simple past tense and past participle of character.
  • charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
  • charge card — A charge card is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit from a particular store or group of stores. Compare credit card.
  • chargrilled — Simple past tense and past participle of chargrill.
  • chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
  • chauffeured — driven by a chauffeur
  • checkmarked — to indicate by a check mark.
  • cheerleader — A cheerleader is one of the people who leads the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event.
  • cheeseboard — A cheeseboard is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
  • cheque card — In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.
  • chess-board — the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.
  • chessboards — Plural form of chessboard.
  • child actor — an actor who is a child
  • child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • chord chart — a chart indicating by means of symbols the identity, sequence, and duration of the musical chords occurring in the accompaniment to a melody.
  • chord organ — an electronic organ having a small keyboard for the right hand and for the left hand a set of buttons each of which produces a full chord when pushed.
  • chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
  • choreodrama — dance drama performed by a group
  • chowderhead — a fool or an idiot
  • chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
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