12-letter words containing h, a, t, r
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- charismatics — Plural form of charismatic.
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- charity toss — a free shot given as a penalty for a foul
- charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
- chartophylax — an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chattel real — an interest in land less than a freehold, such as a lease
- chatter mark — any of a series of grooves, pits, and scratches on the surface of a rock, usually made by the movement of a glacier
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese eater — an informer; rat.
- cheese straw — a long thin cheese-flavoured strip of pastry
- cheesetaster — a small instrument for extracting a piece of cheese from a larger block for the purpose of tasting
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
- chew the rag — to converse idly; chat
- chhattisgarh — a state of E central India, created from the SE part of Madhya Pradesh in 2000: consists of a hilly plateau, with extensive forests; agricultural. Capital: Raipur. Pop: 20 795 956 (2001). Area: 135 194 sq km (52 199 sq miles)
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chill factor — windchill factor
- chiropractic — Chiropractic is the treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine.
- chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christian iv — 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648): defeated in the Thirty Years' War (1629) and by Sweden (1645)
- christian ix — 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906.
- christianise — to make Christian.