12-letter words containing c, h, i
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- carriwitchet — a conundrum, nonsensical question, or pun
- carry weight — to be important, influential, etc.
- carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- carver chair — a chair of 17th-century New England, having a frame formed entirely of turned pieces, a back filled with several spindles, and no spindles between the arms and the seat.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- cash in hand — a payment made directly in cash, rather than through a bank
- cash machine — ATM1
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cataphractic — relating to or resembling a cataphract
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- catch stitch — a large cross-stitch used in finishing seams and in hemming.
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- catechetical — of or relating to teaching by question and answer
- catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- catheterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathodically — in a cathodic manner, by using a cathode
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- cephalically — in relation to the head or near the head
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- ch-ien--lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain stitch — an ornamental looped embroidery stitch resembling the links of a chain
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
- chair warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
- chair-warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
- chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.