12-letter words containing h, g
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- 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
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chasmogamous — pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower.
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- checkweigher — a person or machine that measures the weight of commodities on a production line or in a colliery
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseburger — A cheeseburger is a flat round piece of cooked meat called a burger with a slice of cheese on top, served in a bread roll.
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- 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)
- chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- childminding — Childminding is looking after children when it is done by someone such as a childminder.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chinhuangtao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- chinning bar — a piece of equipment used for doing pull-ups
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chirographic — Of or relating to chirography.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chitchatting — light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chord change — a movement from one chord to another
- choregrapher — Alt form choreographer.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorographer — Someone who desscribes a particular region or country.
- chorographic — Relating to chorography.
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- 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
- christenings — Plural form of christening.
- chromatogram — a column or strip of material containing constituents of a mixture separated by chromatography
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chrome green — any green pigment made by mixing lead chromate with Prussian blue
- chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.