7-letter words containing c, h, i
- charily — cautiously; carefully
- charing — Present participle of chare.
- chariot — In ancient times, chariots were fast-moving vehicles with two wheels that were pulled by horses.
- charism — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- charity — A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick, very poor, or who have a disability.
- charlie — a silly person; fool
- charpai — a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
- charpie — a piece of lint used to make a surgical dressing
- charqui — meat, esp beef, cut into strips and dried
- chasing — the act of chasing; pursuit: The chase lasted a day.
- chasmic — a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chassid — a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity
- chassis — A chassis is the framework that a vehicle is built on.
- chauvin — a chauvinist
- chavian — of or relating to chavs
- chavish — a person who wears fashionable brands, flashy jewelry, etc., but is regarded as having bad or lower-class taste.
- cheapie — cheap
- chechia — a cylindrical felt cap with a flat top, often with a tassel
- cheerio — People sometimes say 'Cheerio' as a way of saying goodbye.
- cheilo- — chilo-
- cheiro- — chiro-
- cheiron — Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chekist — a member of the Cheka
- cheloid — keloid
- chemics — Plural form of chemic.
- chemise — A chemise is a long, loose piece of underwear worn by women in former times.
- chemism — chemical action
- chemist — A chemist or a chemist's is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics and some household goods.
- chenier — André (Marie de) (ɑ̃dre). 1762–94, French poet; his work was influenced by the ancient Greek elegiac poets. He was guillotined during the French Revolution
- chennai — a port in SE India, capital of Tamil Nadu, on the Bay of Bengal: founded in 1639 by the English East India Company as Fort St George; traditional burial place of St Thomas; university (1857). Pop: 4 216 268 (2001)
- cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- cherrie — Obsolete spelling of cherry.
- chervil — Chervil is a herb that tastes like aniseed.
- chetnik — a Serbian nationalist belonging to a group that fought against the Turks before World War I and engaged in guerrilla warfare during both World Wars
- chevies — Plural form of chevy.
- cheviot — a large British breed of sheep reared for its wool
- chewier — Comparative form of chewy.
- chewing — Present participle of chew.
- chewink — a North American bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- chi-rho — the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- chi-tse — 12th-century b.c., legendary Chinese founder of Korea.
- chianti — a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines
- chiapas — a state of S Mexico: mountainous and forested; Maya ruins in the northeast; rich mineral resources. Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Pop: 3 920 515 (2000). Area: 73 887 sq km (28 816 sq miles)
- chiasma — the cross-shaped connection produced by the crossing over of pairing chromosomes during meiosis
- chiasmi — Plural form of chiasmus.
- chibcha — a member of a South American Indian people that lived in central Colombia and had a highly developed civilization
- chibouk — a Turkish tobacco pipe with an extremely long stem
- chicago — a port in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: the third largest city in the US; it is a major railway and air traffic centre. Pop: 2 869 121 (2003 est)
- chicana — A Chicana is an American girl or woman whose family originally came from Mexico.
- chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps