11-letter words containing c, h, e, l
- charlemagne — ?742–814 ad, king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe. Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
- charles iii — known as Charles the Fat. 839–888 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (881–887) and, as Charles II, king of France (884–887). He briefly reunited the empire of Charlemagne
- charles vii — 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
- charles xii — 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700–21)
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- check valve — a valve that closes by fluid pressure to prevent return flow
- cheerfuller — Comparative form of cheerful.
- cheerleader — A cheerleader is one of the people who leads the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event.
- cheerlessly — In a cheerless manner.
- cheesecloth — Cheesecloth is cotton cloth that is very thin and light. There are tiny holes between the threads of the cloth.
- chelicerate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chelicerata, a subphylum of arthropods, including arachnids and the horseshoe crab, in which the first pair of limbs are modified as chelicerae
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chemoreflex — a reflex caused by a chemical stimulus.
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherry coal — a type of bituminous coal that burns readily and gives a hot fire.
- cherry hill — city in SW N.J., east of Camden: pop. 70,000
- cherry plum — a small widely planted Asian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasifera, with white flowers and red or yellow cherry-like fruit
- chess clock — a timer for chess players, having a dial for each player on which his or her accumulated time is recorded and a device for stopping one timer and starting the other at the end of each move.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
- childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
- chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- chilipepper — an edible, crimson rockfish, Sebastes goodei, of coastal waters off California.
- chilled out — relaxed
- chillicothe — a city in S Ohio.
- chimneylike — resembling a chimney
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chip slicer — a machine or tool for cutting chips
- chippendale — Chippendale is a style of furniture from the eighteenth century.
- chisel plow — a soil tillage device pulled by a tractor or animal, used to break up and stir soil a foot or more beneath the surface without turning it.
- chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chloanthite — a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
- chloracetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlordecone — a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation