10-letter words containing c, h, i, n
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- check into — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- check line — a checkrein.
- checkering — Present participle of checker.
- checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- cheekiness — impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
- cheeriness — The state of being cheery.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- cheesiness — of or like cheese: a cheesy aroma; a cheesy taste.
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chemicking — (of textiles) the process of bleaching
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chen duxiu — 1879–1942, Chinese intellectual, journalist, and cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party.
- chenchiang — Zhenjiang
- chequering — Present participle of chequer.
- cherishing — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- chestiness — The quality of being chesty.
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chiang mai — city in NW Thailand, on a headstream of the Chao Phraya: pop. 162,000
- chiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
- chickening — Present participle of chicken.
- chickenpox — Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch.
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chilblains — Plural form of chilblain.
- children's — a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children.
- chillaxing — Present participle of chillax.
- chilliness — The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.