10-letter words containing a, c, h, r, y
- cloth yard — a medieval unit of measure for cloth, fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- coprophagy — feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cytherea's — Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- debauchery — You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive.
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- dysarthric — Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysgraphic — a person who suffers from dysgraphia
- easy chair — an upholstered armchair for lounging.
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- erythraric — Tartaric.
- eurybathic — (of an aquatic organism) able to live at different depths
- eyecatcher — Something that catches the eye.
- flycatcher — any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air.
- french way — cunnilingus or fellatio.
- graphicacy — the ability to understand and use maps, plans, symbols, etc
- 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.
- gynarchies — Plural form of gynarchy.
- hagiocracy — government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- half-crazy — somewhat crazy or insane
- hand-carry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- hard candy — candy, often fruit flavored, made by boiling together sugar and corn syrup.
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heterarchy — (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
- hexahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- himyaritic — of or relating to the Himyarites and to the remains of their civilization.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hybrid car — vehicle with combined power source
- hydra code — (humour, programming) Code that cannot be fixed because each time a bug is remove, two new bugs grow in its place. Named after the many-headed Hydra of Greek mythology.
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- hydrically — in a hydric manner; in a manner using water or moisture
- hydrocoral — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrocrack — to crack (petroleum or the like) in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydromancy — divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hygrochasy — the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyperacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- hyperbaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hypobaric.
- hyperbatic — relating to a hyperbaton