11-letter words containing c, h, r
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chrysocracy — a form of government by the rich
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- chuck-berry — Charles Edward Anderson ("Chuck") born 1926, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer.
- chucker-out — a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
- chug report — (humour) From "chug" - to drink heavily. A bug report whose the submitter is thought to have had one too many. Not as bad as a drug report.
- chupacabras — Plural form of chupacabra.
- church army — a voluntary Anglican organization founded in 1882 to assist the parish clergy
- church book — any of various books commonly used by a church, as a service book or a parish register.
- church hall — a building near to or attached to a church suitable for social gatherings
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- church rate — (formerly in England and Ireland) a compulsory assessment imposed on the parishioners' holdings of houses or land in order to repair the parish church and maintain its services.
- church text — a heavy typeface in Gothic style
- churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchwards — in the direction of the church
- churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- churchyards — Plural form of churchyard.
- churn drill — a portable drill rig using a bit fashioned on a massive steel cylinder that is alternately lifted and dropped to drill a hole in earth and rock.
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- citharistic — relating to the cithar
- city father — You can refer to a member of a city council or city's government as a city father.
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- claw hammer — a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails
- clearheaded — having or indicating a clear mind; lucid; unconfused
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
- coach horse — a horse, usually strong and heavily built, for drawing a coach.
- coach party — a group of people who travel together on a coach trip
- coach screw — a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc
- coal heaver — a workman who moves coal
- coarse fish — a freshwater fish that is not a member of the salmon family
- coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- cockchafers — Plural form of cockchafer.
- cockfighter — One who engages in a cockfight.