8-letter words containing c, h, e, r
- marchesa — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marchese — an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- melchers — Gari [gair-ee] /ˈgɛər i/ (Show IPA), 1860–1932, U.S. painter.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- menarche — the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- merchets — Plural form of merchet.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- merodach — Marduk.
- michener — (Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- mitscher — Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- moochers — Plural form of moocher.
- 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.
- ocherous — any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochidore — a crab, variously the shore crab (Carcinus Maenas), spider crab (esp of the family Maioidea), or swimming crab (esp of the family Portunidae)
- ochreous — ocher.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- overarch — to span with or like an arch: A new bridge overarches the river.
- overmuch — If something happens overmuch, it happens too much or very much.
- overrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- patchery — the act of hurriedly patching something together
- pentarch — a government by five persons.
- perchery — a barn in which hens are allowed to move without restriction
- petchary — a grey kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
- petrarch — (Francesco Petrarca) 1304–74, Italian poet and scholar.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- pinchers — a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- pinscher — one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- poechore — a dry region
- pre-echo — something that has preceded and anticipated something else; precursor
- preacher — a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
- precheck — to check in advance
- prechill — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- precrash — of or pertaining to the period before a crash, esp of a motor vehicle; coming into effect or being deployed prior to a crash
- prefetch — instruction prefetch
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- prepunch — to pierce with holes in advance
- prophecy — the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- quencher — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- rachises — Plural form of rachis.
- ranchero — a rancher.
- re-teach — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.