11-letter words containing t, h, r, a, s
- 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.
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- 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.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- 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.
- 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.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- 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.
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- christian x — 1890–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1918–44)
- christiania — Christie1
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- christmassy — Something that is Christmassy is typical of or suitable for Christmas.
- christogram — a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- citharistic — relating to the cithar
- corinthians — either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)
- corn starch — Corn starch is a fine white powder made from corn, used as a thickener or binder in the manufacture of drugs.
- cowcatchers — Plural form of cowcatcher.
- crankshafts — Plural form of crankshaft.
- crapshooter — a person who plays the game of craps
- crash truck — an emergency vehicle based at an airport.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- cross-match — to test the compatibility of (a donor's and recipient's blood) by checking that the red cells of each do not agglutinate in the other's serum
- cross-patch — a bad-tempered or irritable person.
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.