7-letter words containing a, c, n
- chaplin — Sir Charles Spencer, known as Charlie Chaplin. 1889–1977, English comedian, film actor, and director. He is renowned for his portrayal of a downtrodden little man with baggy trousers, bowler hat, and cane. His films, most of which were made in Hollywood, include The Gold Rush (1924), Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940)
- chapman — a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar
- chapmen — Plural form of chapman.
- chardin — Jean-Baptiste Siméon (ʒɑ̃batist simeɔ̃). 1699–1779, French still-life and genre painter, noted for his subtle use of scumbled colour
- charing — Present participle of chare.
- charnel — ghastly; sepulchral; deathly
- chasing — the act of chasing; pursuit: The chase lasted a day.
- chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chaunce — Archaic spelling of chance.
- chaunge — Obsolete form of change.
- chauvin — a chauvinist
- chavian — of or relating to chavs
- chazzan — a cantor of a synagogue.
- cheapen — If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
- cheneau — an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
- chennai — a port in SE India, capital of Tamil Nadu, on the Bay of Bengal: founded in 1639 by the English East India Company as Fort St George; traditional burial place of St Thomas; university (1857). Pop: 4 216 268 (2001)
- chianti — a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines
- chicana — A Chicana is an American girl or woman whose family originally came from Mexico.
- chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- chicano — A chicano is an American citizen, whose family originally came from Mexico.
- chilean — of or relating to Chile or its inhabitants
- chilian — A chiliarch; the commander or chief of a thousand men.
- chillan — a city in central Chile. Pop: 149 000 (2005 est)
- chinars — Plural form of chinar.
- chindia — China and India considered together in economic and strategic terms
- chingma — the fiber of the Indian mallow.
- chinwag — a chat or gossipy conversation
- chronal — Of or pertaining to time.
- churban — the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians in 587 bc and again by the Romans in 70 ad
- cienaga — a city in N Colombia, on the SE coast of the Caribbean Sea.
- cienega — a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- cinamon — Misspelling of cinnamon.
- cineast — An enthusiast of film and the cinema.
- cinemas — Plural form of cinema.
- cinerea — the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cinzano — an Italian vermouth
- cipango — (in medieval legend) an island E of Asia: called Zipangu by Marco Polo and sought by Columbus; identified with Japan
- circean — Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- cis man — an adult who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- civitan — a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- clachan — a small village; hamlet
- clacton — a town and resort in SE England, in E Essex. Pop: 51 284 (2001)
- clamant — noisy
- clanged — Simple past tense and past participle of clang.
- clanger — You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger.
- clangor — A clangor is a loud or harsh noise.
- clanked — a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
- clanker — Something that makes a clanking noise.
- clap on — to don hastily
- clapton — Eric. born 1945, British rock guitarist, noted for his virtuoso style, his work with the Yardbirds (1963–65), Cream (1966–68), and, with Derek and the Dominos, the album Layla (1970); later solo work includes Unplugged (1992)