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12-letter words containing c, h, a, n, r

  • cardan shaft — A cardan shaft or cardan drive is a propeller shaft fitted with universal joints at each end.
  • cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
  • cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
  • carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
  • cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
  • cash journal — cashbook.
  • catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
  • chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
  • chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
  • chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
  • chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
  • chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
  • chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
  • chances are… — it is likely (that)…
  • chandannagar — port in NE India, near Kolkata: formerly a French dependency, it became part of the republic of India in 1950: pop. 120,000
  • chandeliered — having a chandelier
  • chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
  • change color — to become pale
  • change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
  • change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
  • change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
  • change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
  • changearound — the act of changing to a different position
  • channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • 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
  • chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
  • chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
  • charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
  • charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
  • charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
  • charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
  • 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
  • chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
  • chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
  • 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
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
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