12-letter words containing c, a, s, e
- chance music — aleatory music.
- chances are… — it is likely (that)…
- change hands — to pass from one owner to another
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- channel bass — red drum.
- 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.
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- characteries — Plural form of charactery.
- characterise — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterism — the description of character
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charles drew — Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- charles epee — Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- charles' law — the principle that all gases expand equally for the same rise of temperature if they are held at constant pressure: also that the pressures of all gases increase equally for the same rise of temperature if they are held at constant volume. The law is now known to be only true for ideal gases
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheerleaders — Plural form of cheerleader.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheese eater — an informer; rat.
- cheese steak — a sandwich of sliced steak topped with melted cheese and fried onions, usually served on a long roll.
- cheese straw — a long thin cheese-flavoured strip of pastry
- cheese-maker — a person or thing that makes cheese.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- cheesetaster — a small instrument for extracting a piece of cheese from a larger block for the purpose of tasting
- chef's salad — A chef's salad is a green salad with hard-boiled egg and strips of meat and cheese on top.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile