10-letter words that end in ch
- free reach — a course sailed by a sailing vessel having the wind on the quarter.
- frog march — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- frog-march — If you are frog-marched somewhere, someone takes you there by force, holding you by the arms or another part of your body so that you have to walk along with them.
- frontbench — Alternative form of front bench.
- gill pouch — branchial pouch.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- gray birch — a small, bushy birch, Betula populifolia, of stony or sandy areas of the eastern U.S., having grayish-white bark and triangular leaves.
- greenfinch — any finch of the genus Carduelis, of Europe and Asia, having green and yellow plumage, especially C. chloris (European greenfinch)
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- hamantasch — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- handstitch — to stitch or sew by hand.
- hard peach — a clingstone peach.
- hate-watch — to watch (a TV show, movie, video, actor, etc.) that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize.
- hedgewitch — A modern witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience.
- heptastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of seven lines or verses.
- heptateuch — the first seven books of the Old Testament.
- heresiarch — a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
- heresimach — a person engaged in combating heresy and heretics.
- home match — a match played on a team's home ground
- honeybunch — honey (def 6, 7).
- horseleech — a large leech, as Haemopis marmoratis, that infests the mouth and nasal passages of horses.
- hot switch — a rapid transfer from one point of origin to another during a broadcast.
- hotchpotch — a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley.
- hydromulch — to spread mulch on (a field, garden, etc.) in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- in a pinch — if necessary
- jack ketch — a public hangman.
- java finch — a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird.
- john fitch — John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- keep watch — observe, maintain a vigil
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- law french — Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- life coach — a person who advises clients on how to solve their problems and reach their goals in life: A life coach can help you make the right decisions in your career.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- lose touch — not keep in contact
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- low church — pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.
- luftmensch — a person unconcerned with the practicalities of earning a living
- lug wrench — a wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
- mail coach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- megachurch — an independent church with a very large membership in regular attendance, focusing on an evangelical or conservative Christian theology and offering a variety of educational and social activities.
- metternich — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
- milk punch — a beverage containing milk and alcoholic liquor with sugar, flavoring, etc.
- milk vetch — a European plant, Astragalus glycyphyllos, of the legume family, believed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.