9-letter words containing c, h, a, n, e
- cape horn — a rocky headland on an island at the extreme S tip of South America, belonging to Chile. It is notorious for gales and heavy seas; until the building of the Panama Canal it lay on the only sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific
- car phone — A car phone is a mobile phone, especially one which is designed to be used in a car.
- caragheen — Alternative form of carrageen.
- cardphone — a public telephone operated by the insertion of a phonecard instead of coins
- catchline — a slogan, esp one used in a political or advertising campaign
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
- cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
- cavendish — tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
- cephalins — Plural form of cephalin.
- chaconine — a toxic alkaloid substance found in potatoes
- chaconnes — Plural form of chaconne.
- chaeronea — an ancient Greek town in W Boeotia: site of the victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians and Thebans (338 bc) and of Sulla over Mithridates (86 bc)
- chagrined — If you are chagrined by something, it disappoints, upsets, or annoys you, perhaps because of your own failure.
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chainless — having no chain or chains
- chainlike — Having the form of a chain.
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chaminade — Cécile Louise Stéphanie [sey-seel lweez stey-fa-nee] /seɪˈsil lwiz steɪ faˈni/ (Show IPA), 1857–1944, French pianist and composer.
- champagne — Champagne is an expensive French white wine with bubbles in. It is often drunk to celebrate something.
- chance it — take a chance or risk
- chance on — to come upon by accident
- chanceful — eventful
- chanceler — Obsolete form of chancellor.
- chanciest — Superlative form of chancy.
- chandelle — an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb
- chandlers — Plural form of chandler.
- chandlery — the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- change up — When you change up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- change-up — a temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity: Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- changeups — Plural form of changeup.
- channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- channeler — a person or thing that channels; specif., a medium (sense 7)
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- chantlike — Resembling a chant.
- chantress — a female chanter or singer
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chaperone — A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm.
- chaperons — Plural form of chaperon.