10-letter words containing p, a, t, h
- cape-wrath — Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
- cartograph — the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cat-harpin — any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.
- cataphasia — a speech disorder in which a person constantly repeats a word or phrase.
- cataphasis — Rhetoric. the use of affirmative statements to discuss a subject; affirmation through positive statements.
- cataphatic — (theology) Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than (apophatic) in terms of what God is not.
- cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
- cataphoric — the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows.
- cataphract — a defensive armour, often made of link mail, used for the entire body
- catch crop — a quick-growing crop planted between two regular crops grown in consecutive seasons, or between two rows of regular crops in the same season
- catch-ups' — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- chap stick — lip balm
- chapatties — Plural form of chapatty.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- chapter 11 — the statute regarding the reorganization of a failing business empowering a court to allow the debtors to remain in control of the business to attempt to save it
- charophyte — any green algae of the class Charophyceae (or group Charophyta), comprising the stoneworts.
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheap-rate — charged at a lower rate
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- 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.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- coach trip — any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus
- cold-patch — to apply a cold patch to.
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cyanopathy — (medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
- cyanophyta — a phylum, or subkingdom, in the kingdom Monera, comprising the blue-green algae.
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- death camp — A death camp is a place where prisoners are kept, especially during a war, and where many of them die or are killed.
- death trap — If you say that a place or vehicle is a death trap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone's death.
- deathplace — the place at which a person dies: Lincoln is buried in Illinois, but his deathplace was Washington, D.C.
- deathtraps — Plural form of deathtrap.
- deepthroat — To perform fellatio or irrumation on a man so that his entire penis is inside the mouth.