10-letter words containing h, g
- ch'eng tsu — Yung Lo.
- ch'ing hai — a lake in W central China, in NE Qinghai province. 2300 sq. mi. (5950 sq. km).
- ch'ing-hai — Qing Hai.
- chaffering — Present participle of chaffer.
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chagrining — Present participle of chagrin.
- chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- chain gang — In the United States, a chain gang is a group of prisoners who are chained together to do work outside their prison. Chain gangs existed especially in former times.
- chain gear — a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
- challenged — If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
- challenger — A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
- challenges — Plural form of challenge.
- chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
- chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- champaigne — Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- chandigarh — a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
- change key — a key opening only one lock.
- change off — to take turns
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- changeably — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changeless — unchanging; immutable
- changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
- changeover — A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
- changeroom — a room for use in changing one's clothes.
- channeling — esp. in some New Age beliefs, the process by which a person becomes a conduit for a deceased person, as someone from an ancient culture, who imparts information about a previous life
- charge off — to treat or regard as a loss
- charge-cap — (formerly in Britain) to impose on (a local authority) an upper limit on the community charge it may levy
- charge-off — a write-off, especially of a bad loan by a bank.
- chargeable — If something is chargeable, you have to pay a sum of money for it.
- chargeback — the return of funds by a seller to a buyer's debit or credit card account
- chargecard — A card, resembling a credit card, used for payment — especially for some specific product or service, as with a phonecard.
- charged up — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- chargehand — a workman whose grade of responsibility is just below that of a foreman
- chargeless — without charge; of no cost
- chargeoffs — Plural form of chargeoff.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- checkdigit — (data) A one-digit checksum.
- checkering — Present participle of checker.
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- chemicking — (of textiles) the process of bleaching