9-letter words containing t, h, a, c
- ice yacht — a sailing craft having a cross-shaped frame with a cockpit and runners for travelling over ice
- inchanted — Simple past tense and past participle of inchant.
- interarch — to have intersecting arches
- ischiatic — Of or pertaining to the ischium.
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- jack shit — anything at all; the least thing (usually used in the negative): He doesn't know jack shit.
- jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
- jackshaft — Also called countershaft. a short shaft, connected by belting, gears, etc., that transmits motion from a motor or engine to a machine or machines being driven (distinguished from main shaft).
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- kadaitcha — Alternative form of kurdaitcha.
- kamchatka — a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.
- ketchikan — a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- kurchatov — Igor Vasilievich [ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- lap-chart — a log of every lap covered by each car in a race, showing the exact position throughout
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leucothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- localhost — (computing) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- macarthur — Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in SW Pacific during World War II and of UN forces in Korea 1950–51.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- machmeter — a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- manchette — armpad.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- match day — the day on which a sports match, esp a football match, takes place
- match-fit — in good physical condition for competing in a match
- matchable — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchbook — a small cardboard folder into which several rows of paper matches are stapled or glued.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- matchmake — To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
- matchmark — a mark made on mating components of an engine, machine, etc, to ensure that the components are assembled in the correct relative positions
- matchplay — Alternative form of match play.