8-letter words containing c, h, a, n
- changeth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'change'.
- changeup — Alternative form of change-up.
- changhua — city in W Taiwan: pop. 186,000
- changing — not remaining the same; transient
- changkol — A type of hoe.
- changsha — a port in SE China, capital of Hunan province, on the Xiang River. Pop: 2 051 000 (2005 est)
- changteh — Changde
- chanking — to eat noisily or greedily.
- channels — Plural form of channel.
- channery — an accumulation of thin, flat, coarse fragments of sandstone, limestone, or schist with diameters up to 6 inches (15 cm): used in Scotland and Ireland for gravel.
- channing — ˈWilliam Ellery (ˈɛləri ) ; elˈərē) 1780-1842; U.S. Unitarian leader & social critic
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chantage — the use of threats to extort money; blackmail
- chantant — melodious; tuneful.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteur — a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chanting — Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
- chanukah — Chanukah is the same as Hanukkah.
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- characin — any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured
- charanga — a type of orchestra used in performing traditional Cuban music
- charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
- charente — a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
- charging — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- charking — charcoal (def 1).
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charmian — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “source of joy.”.
- charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
- charneco — a type of sweet wine originating from Portugal
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- charring — Present participle of char.
- charting — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chatting — Present participle of chat.
- chaudron — (obsolete) entrails.
- chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- chauncey — a masculine name
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- chawdron — the entrails of an animal