11-letter words containing s, a, h, r
- cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- cavalierish — like a cavalier
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- cellar sash — a window sash of relatively small size, having two or three panes horizontally arranged.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- cesca chair — a chair, with or without arms, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless tubular steel and a seat and back of bentwood-framed canework.
- chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- challengers — Plural form of challenger.
- champerties — Plural form of champerty.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- chancellors — Plural form of chancellor.
- chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
- chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
- changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
- chansonnier — a writer of chansons
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.
- charchemish — an ancient city in S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: important city in the Mitanni kingdom; later the capital of the Hittite empire.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- chargebacks — Plural form of chargeback.
- charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
- charioteers — Plural form of charioteer.
- charismatic — A charismatic person attracts, influences, and inspires people by their personal qualities.
- charles iii — known as Charles the Fat. 839–888 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (881–887) and, as Charles II, king of France (884–887). He briefly reunited the empire of Charlemagne
- charles vii — 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
- charles xii — 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700–21)
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- chart house — a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.
- chart music — songs that feature in the music charts
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- chartbuster — A popular singer or group that makes a best-selling recording.
- chaste tree — a small ornamental verbenaceous tree, Vitex agnus-castus, of S Europe and SW Asia, with spikes of pale blue flowers
- chatterbots — Plural form of chatterbot.
- cheek strap — (of a bridle) one of two straps passing over the cheeks of the horse and connecting the crown piece with the bit or noseband.
- cheeseboard — A cheeseboard is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheesemaker — a person or thing that makes cheese.
- cheeseparer — a skinflint or miser
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chess-board — the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.
- chessboards — Plural form of chessboard.