12-letter words containing a, h, i, e
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chenin blanc — a white grape grown in the Loire region of France and in South Africa, California, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- chichen itza — a village in Yucatán state in Mexico: site of important Mayan ruins
- chicken hawk — any of various hawks, esp. an accipiter, that prey, or are reputed to prey, on barnyard fowl
- chicken head — (graphics, abuse) The Commodore Business Machines logo, which strongly resembles a poultry part. Rendered in ASCII as "C=". With the arguable exception of the Amiga, Commodore's computers are notoriously crocky little bitty boxes (see also PETSCII). Thus, this usage may owe something to Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (the basis for the movie "Blade Runner"; the novel is now sold under that title), in which a "chickenhead" is a mutant with below-average intelligence.
- chickenheads — Plural form of chickenhead.
- chieftainess — a female chieftain
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinematheque — a small intimate cinema