8-letter words containing c, h, i
- arachnid — any terrestrial chelicerate arthropod of the class Arachnida, characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs. The group includes the spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen
- archaise — Standard spelling of from=non-Oxford.
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- archaist — something archaic, as a word or expression.
- archaize — to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms
- archival — Archival means belonging or relating to archives.
- archived — Simple past tense and past participle of archive.
- archiver — One who, or that which, archives.
- archives — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archwise — like an arch
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- armchair — An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.
- arythmic — relating to arythmia
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- atrichia — congenital absence or loss of hair.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- babiches — Plural form of babiche.
- bacchiac — of, containing, or consisting of bacchii
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- bedchair — an adjustable chair to support an invalid sitting up in bed
- belching — to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
- benching — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- besmirch — If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.
- bichrome — having two colours
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- biphasic — having two phases
- birching — the action of beating someone, esp a naughty schoolchild, with a birch
- bitchery — spiteful talk
- bitchin' — wonderful or excellent
- bitching — a female dog: The bitch won first place in the sporting dogs category.
- blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
- blockish — lacking vivacity or imagination; stupid
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain
- botching — to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
- bowditch — Nathaniel1773-1838; U.S. mathematician, astronomer, & navigator
- brachial — of or relating to the arm or to an armlike part or structure
- brachio- — indicating a brachium
- brachium — the arm, esp the upper part
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.
- branchia — a gill in aquatic animals
- britches — breeches (sense 2)
- bronchia — the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.