8-letter words containing c, o, h, i
- chosisme — a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chowline — A line of people waiting for food.
- chowtime — the time for eating a meal
- chozerei — anything of little value; junk; garbage.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- christo- — indicating or relating to Christ
- chromide — any fish of the family Cichlidae
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- chromize — to plate with chromium
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- chthonic — chthonian
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- cinchona — any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark
- cloddish — of, relating to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.
- clothier — a person who makes, sells, or deals in clothes or cloth
- clothing — Clothing is the things that people wear.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- co-chair — a person who chairs a committee, meeting, etc. jointly with another or others
- coaching — the act of training a person or team of people in a particular sport
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- coarsish — quite coarse
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- cohenite — a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- cohering — Present participle of cohere.
- cohesion — If there is cohesion within a society, organization, or group, the different members fit together well and form a united whole.
- cohesive — Something that is cohesive consists of parts that fit together well and form a united whole.
- coinhere — to inhere together
- complish — to accomplish
- conchies — Plural form of conchy.
- conching — Present participle of conch.
- conchita — a female given name.
- conchoid — a plane curve consisting of two branches situated about a line to which they are asymptotic, so that a line from a fixed point (the pole) intersecting both branches is of constant length between asymptote and either branch. Equation: (x – a)2(x2 + y2) = b2x2 where a is the distance between the pole and a vertical asymptote and b is the length of the constant segment
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- corcaigh — a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002)
- corniche — a coastal road, esp one built into the face of a cliff
- cothurni — a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
- couching — a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath
- coughing — the action of expelling air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal cords
- coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- cowhides — Plural form of cowhide.
- coyishly — in a coyish manner
- crichton — James. 1560–82, Scottish scholar and writer, called the Admirable Crichton because of his talents
- crossish — slightly cross; peevish
- cushions — Plural form of cushion.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.