10-letter words containing s, h, i, c
- cherubfish — a brilliantly colored butterflyfish, Centropyge argi, found in the West Indies: kept in home aquariums.
- chesspiece — any of the eight pieces (excluding the pawns) used by each player in a game of chess
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- chesticles — Plural form of chesticle ((slang, humorous) a woman's breasts).
- chestiness — The quality of being chesty.
- chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
- chevesaile — a decorative collar on an article of clothing
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
- chiasmatic — relating to the intersection of the optic nerve fibres at the bottom of the brain
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chichester — a city in S England, administrative centre of West Sussex: Roman ruins; 11th-century cathedral; Festival Theatre. Pop: 27 477 (2001)
- chickadees — Plural form of chickadee.
- chickarees — Plural form of chickaree.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chihuahuas — Plural form of chihuahua.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.
- chilblains — Plural form of chilblain.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- childhoods — Plural form of childhood.
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- children's — a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children.
- chiliastic — the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- chilliness — The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimaerism — the insertion of cells of a different genetic make-up into a fetus or embryo
- chin hills — a mountainous region of W Myanmar; part of the Arakan Yoma system. Highest peak: Mount Victoria, 3053 m (10 075 ft)
- chin music — bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china silk — a lightweight silk fabric constructed in plain weave, often used for linings, blouses, slips, etc.
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chirpiness — The state or quality of being chirpy.
- chiselling — (British) present participle of chisel.
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- choiceless — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- choiceness — The condition of being choice.
- choirgirls — Plural form of choirgirl.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.