10-letter words containing c, a, n, h
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chenchiang — Zhenjiang
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chiang mai — city in NW Thailand, on a headstream of the Chao Phraya: pop. 162,000
- chiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chilblains — Plural form of chilblain.
- chillaxing — Present participle of chillax.
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- 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.
- china bark — cinchona (sense 2)
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- china clay — kaolin.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china silk — a lightweight silk fabric constructed in plain weave, often used for linings, blouses, slips, etc.
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chinachina — the bark of the chinchona tree
- chinagraph — a coloured pencil used for writing on china, glass, etc
- chinandega — a city in W Nicaragua.
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinchilla — A chinchilla is a small furry animal that is bred for its valuable fur.
- chine nual — (documentation) /sheen'yu-*l/ (MIT) The LISP Machine Manual, so called because the title was wrapped around the cover so only those letters showed on the front.