10-letter words containing s, h, t
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- chervonets — (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- chest cold — a cold mainly affecting the chest
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chesterbed — a sofa or chesterfield that opens into a bed.
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- chesticles — Plural form of chesticle ((slang, humorous) a woman's breasts).
- chestiness — The quality of being chesty.
- chiasmatic — relating to the intersection of the optic nerve fibres at the bottom of the brain
- chichester — a city in S England, administrative centre of West Sussex: Roman ruins; 11th-century cathedral; Festival Theatre. Pop: 27 477 (2001)
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- chiliastic — the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- 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.
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- cholecysts — Plural form of cholecyst.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- chopsticks — a pair of small sticks of wood or ivory, held together in one hand and used in some Asian countries as utensils, as to lift food to the mouth
- 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.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- christened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- christhood — the state of being the Christ, the anointed one of God
- christless — being without the teachings or spirit of Christ; unchristian.
- christlike — resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- chwang-tse — Chuang-tzu (def 1).
- citizenish — Of the nature of citizens.
- clathrates — Plural form of clathrate.
- clientship — the state of being a client
- clisthenes — Cleisthenes
- close shot — closeup (def 2).