8-letter words containing c, h, a, n
- conchita — a female given name.
- conehead — a stupid person.
- connacht — a province and ancient kingdom of NW Republic of Ireland: consists of the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo. Pop: 464 296 (2002). Area: 17 122 sq km (6611 sq miles)
- coranach — Alternative form of coronach.
- coronach — a dirge or lamentation for the dead
- couchant — in a lying position
- cowhands — Plural form of cowhand.
- crankish — mildly eccentric
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- crenshaw — a hybrid variety of melon with yellow skin and pale pink flesh
- cuxhaven — a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)
- cynanche — any disease of the throat characterized by inflammation and swelling
- deckhand — A deckhand is a person who does the cleaning and other work on the deck of a ship.
- devachan — The place where gods abide, the
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- dockhand — a dockworker.
- dutchman — a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.
- echidnae — Plural form of echidna.
- echidnas — Plural form of echidna.
- echinate — bristly; prickly.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- eisenach — a city in central Germany, in Thuringia: birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. Pop: 44 081 (2003 est)
- encashed — Simple past tense and past participle of encash.
- enchains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchain.
- enchants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchant.
- encharge — (obsolete, transitive) To give to somebody as a charge; to entrust with a duty or task.
- enchased — Simple past tense and past participle of enchase.
- enchaunt — Obsolete form of enchant.
- encroach — Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
- endarchy — a central government
- enhanced — enhancement
- enhancer — Something that enhances.
- enhances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enhance.
- eschaton — The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.
- ethanoic — (organic chemistry) IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-.
- ethnarch — (historical, Ancient Greece) The governor of a province or people.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- exchange — Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- falchion — a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
- fasching — a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.
- fasnacht — a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
- fichtean — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Johann Fichte.
- franchot — a male given name, form of Francis.
- genearch — a chief of a family or tribe.
- grenache — a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.
- gynarchy — government by women.
- hacienda — a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
- hackling — Present participle of hackle.