9-letter words containing h, c, i
- chickpeas — Plural form of chickpea.
- chickweed — Chickweed is a plant with small leaves and white flowers which grows close to the ground.
- chidingly — In a chiding manner.
- chidlings — the intestines of an animal, esp a pig, prepared as food
- chiefless — having no ruler or leader
- chiefling — a minor chief
- chiefship — the post or situation of a chief
- chieftain — A chieftain is the leader of a tribe.
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- chihuahua — A Chihuahua is a very small dog with short hair.
- chilblain — Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.
- childcare — Childcare refers to looking after children, and to the facilities which help parents to do so.
- childfree — having no children; childless, especially by choice.
- childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
- childless — Someone who is childless has no children.
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- childline — a telephone helpline for children in distress or danger
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- childship — The state or relation of being a child.
- chili dog — a hot dog with chilli
- chili oil — an edible oil spiced with chili peppers, often used in Chinese cookery.
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- chiliarch — (in ancient Greece and Rome) the leader or commanding officer of a thousand soldiers
- chilidogs — Plural form of chilidog.
- chill out — To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
- chillaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of chillax.
- chilliest — Superlative form of chilly.
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chilopods — Plural form of chilopod.
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimaeric — (of a molecule) having two genetically different components
- chimerism — a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chimneyed — Containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney.
- chin ball — a device fastened under the chin of a bull to mark cows it has mounted
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chin-bone — the anterior portion of the mandible, forming the prominence of the chin.
- chin-chin — a greeting, farewell, or toast
- china oil — a dark, molasseslike, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid having a warm, bitter taste, obtained from the leguminous tree, Myroxylon pereirae, of Central America: used in medicine, perfumery, and in the manufacture of chocolate.
- china sea — part of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of China: divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south
- china tea — China tea is tea made from large dark-green or reddish-brown tea leaves. It is usually drunk without milk or sugar.
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chinaroot — the root of either of two plants, the galanga or the smilax
- chinatown — Chinatown is the name given to the area in a city where there are many Chinese shops and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
- chinaware — articles made of china, esp those made for domestic use
- chincapin — chinquapin
- chinese's — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.