8-letter words containing c, h, l, a
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- charlady — a charwoman
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlock — a weedy Eurasian plant, Sinapis arvensis (or Brassica kaber), with hairy stems and foliage and yellow flowers: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charmful — highly charming or enchanting
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chartlet — a small chart indicating some special thing, as information relative to a radio navigational aid.
- chartula — charta (def 2).
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chattily — In a chatty manner.
- chearful — Archaic spelling of cheerful.
- chelated — (chemistry, of a metal atom) bound with one or more chelates.
- chelates — Plural form of chelate.
- chelator — an organic chemical that bonds with metal ions and produces a chelate compound
- chellean — Abbevillian
- chemical — Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.
- chetumal — city in SE Mexico: capital of Quintana Roo state: pop. 38,000
- chevalet — the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument
- chewable — Chewable describes drugs that are best or most easily absorbed by chewing.
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chillada — a kind of fried patty
- chimeral — Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses).
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chivalry — Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- chloasma — the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives
- chlorate — any salt of chloric acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO3–
- chloroma — A myeloid sarcoma.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- chorales — Plural form of chorale.
- chorally — of a chorus or a choir: She heads our new choral society.
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chrystal — Obsolete spelling of crystal.
- chugalug — (transitive, intransitive) To swallow (a container of beer etc.) without pausing.
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.