9-letter words containing c, h, a, u
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cephalous — having a head
- ch'u yuan — 343–289 b.c, Chinese poet: author of the Li-sao.
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chalumeau — an early reed instrument, the precursor of the clarinet
- chalutzim — halutz.
- chanceful — eventful
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changchun — a city in NE China, capital of Jilin province: as Hsinking, capital of the Japanese state of Manchukuo (1932–45). Pop: 3 092 000 (2005 est)
- 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
- changeups — Plural form of changeup.
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- chardzhou — a city in E Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya.
- charge up — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- chargeful — onerous; expensive
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- charmeuse — a lightweight fabric with a satin-like finish
- chartreux — a breed of sturdy cat with short dense woolly fur
- chartulae — charta (def 2).
- chasseurs — Plural form of chasseur.
- chasubles — Plural form of chasuble.
- chauffeur — The chauffeur of a rich or important person is the man or woman who is employed to look after their car and drive them around in it.
- chaussure — a term for any type of footwear
- chautemps — Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1963, French politician: premier 1930, 1933–34, 1937–38.
- cheap out — to take the cheapest option; try to do something as cheaply as possible
- chechaquo — Alternative form of cheechako.
- chempaduk — an evergreen moraceous tree, Artocarpus champeden (or A. integer), of Malaysia, similar to the jackfruit
- chennault — Claire Lee [klair] /klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1890–1958, U.S. Air Force general.
- chequable — (finance, of an account) On which cheques can be drawn.
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chiamussu — Jiamusi.
- chiaochou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- chihuahua — A Chihuahua is a very small dog with short hair.
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.
- chu kiang — Zhu Jiang.
- chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- churchway — a road that leads to a church
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- churrasco — meat cooked over an open fire.
- chuvashia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the basin of the Volga River in central Russia. 7066 sq. mi. (18,300 sq. km). Capital: Cheboksary.
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- club hand — a deformity of the hand, analogous to club foot
- clubhands — Plural form of clubhand.