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12-letter words containing a, c, h, n

  • cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
  • catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
  • catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
  • catechumenal — Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
  • catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
  • ch'ang ch'un — (Ch'ang Ch'un) 1148–1227, Chinese Taoist philosopher and author.
  • chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
  • chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
  • chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
  • chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
  • chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
  • chain stitch — an ornamental looped embroidery stitch resembling the links of a chain
  • chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
  • chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
  • chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
  • chalcanthite — a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO4.5H2O
  • chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
  • chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
  • championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
  • chance music — aleatory music.
  • chances are… — it is likely (that)…
  • chandannagar — port in NE India, near Kolkata: formerly a French dependency, it became part of the republic of India in 1950: pop. 120,000
  • chandeliered — having a chandelier
  • chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
  • changchiakou — Zhangjiakou
  • change color — to become pale
  • change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
  • change hands — to pass from one owner to another
  • change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
  • change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
  • change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
  • change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
  • changearound — the act of changing to a different position
  • changelessly — In a changeless manner.
  • changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
  • changing bag — a lightproof bag with openings made to fit closely around the arms, used in place of a darkroom in some photographic procedures.
  • channel back — an upholstered chair or sofa back having deep vertical grooves.
  • channel bass — red drum.
  • channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
  • channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
  • channelising — Present participle of channelise.
  • channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
  • chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
  • chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
  • chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
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