8-letter words containing c, h, e, n
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metuchen — a city in NE New Jersey.
- michelin — André (ɑ̃dre). 1853–1931, French industrialist; founder, with his brother Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), of the Michelin Tyre Company (1888): the first to use demountable pneumatic tyres on motor vehicles
- michener — (Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- muchness — Archaic. greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree.
- mulhacen — a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- nautches — Plural form of nautch.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- new chum — a recent British immigrant
- new-rich — newly or suddenly wealthy.
- nichiren — (Zennichi; Zenshobo Rencho) 1222–82, Japanese Buddhist monk: founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- nonesuch — a person or thing without equal; paragon.
- nowhence — from no place; from nowhere
- nuncheon — (now dialectal, archaic) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.
- oenochoe — oinochoe.
- oinochoe — a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- onychite — a type of marble stone
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- pancheon — a wide, shallow bowl, originally used for making bread or separating cream
- paunched — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
- pechenga — a village in the NW Russian Federation, on the Arctic Ocean W of Murmansk: ice-free all year; ceded by Finland 1944.
- peiching — Beijing.
- penchant — a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
- penneech — a card game in which the seven of diamonds is the highest card and the trump suit changes with each trick
- pentarch — a government by five persons.
- penuchle — pinochle.
- phenetic — pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- phonecam — a digital camera incorporated in a mobile phone
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- pincheck — a very small check woven into fabric, much used in the manufacture of men's and women's suits.
- pinchers — a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pinscher — one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- ponchoed — wearing a poncho
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.
- quenched — Simple past tense and past participle of quench.
- quencher — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).