10-letter words containing s, h, o, e
- choppiness — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- chosenness — a past participle of choose.
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- chuckholes — Plural form of chuckhole.
- chunderous — nauseating
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- close shot — closeup (def 2).
- close with — to engage in battle with an enemy
- cloth ears — a deaf person
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- club-house — a building or room occupied by a club.
- clubhouses — Plural form of clubhouse.
- cockhorses — Plural form of cockhorse.
- codeswitch — Alternative form of code-switch.
- coffeeshop — Alternative form of coffee shop.
- coheirship — The state of being a coheir.
- coherences — Plural form of coherence.
- cohesively — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- colchester — a town in E England, in NE Essex; university (1964). Pop: 104 390 (2001)
- cone shell — any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Conus and related genera, having a smooth conical shell
- consisteth — Archaic third-person singular form of consist.
- coquettish — If you describe a woman as coquettish, you mean she acts in a playful way that is intended to make men find her attractive.
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cornhusker — a person or machine that strips cornhusks from ears of maize
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- cost-share — to share the cost of: to cost-share a joint venture.
- couchettes — Plural form of couchette.
- court shoe — Court shoes are women's shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually made of plain leather with no design.
- courthouse — A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets.
- coyishness — the quality of being coyish
- crackhouse — a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.
- crosscheck — to verify (a fact, report, etc) by considering conflicting opinions or consulting other sources
- crotchless — (of a garment) having a hole cut so as to leave the genitals uncovered.
- crush zone — The crush zone is the part of a vehicle's bodywork that is designed to absorb the energy in a crash, reducing the amount that is felt by passengers inside the vehicle.
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- dark horse — If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
- dawn horse — eohippus.