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11-letter words containing h, i, c

  • chickenshit — If you say that someone or something is chickenshit, you mean that they are worthless.
  • chief rabbi — the chief religious minister of a national Jewish community
  • chieftaincy — the chief of a clan or a tribe.
  • chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
  • chiffchaffs — Plural form of chiffchaff.
  • chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
  • chiffonnier — a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
  • chifforobes — Plural form of chifforobe.
  • chikungunya — A viral disease resembling dengue, transmitted by mosquitoes and endemic in East Africa and parts of Asia.
  • chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
  • chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
  • child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
  • child actor — an actor who is a child
  • child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
  • child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
  • child-proof — resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child: a childproof medicine bottle.
  • childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
  • childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
  • chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
  • chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
  • chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
  • chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
  • chilipepper — an edible, crimson rockfish, Sebastes goodei, of coastal waters off California.
  • chilled out — relaxed
  • chillicothe — a city in S Ohio.
  • chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
  • chimichanga — a savoury deep-fried filled tortilla
  • chimichurri — an Argentinian sauce of parsley, oregano, red chilies, lemon zest, vinegar, and olive oil, often served with grilled meat.
  • chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
  • chimney pot — A chimney pot is a short pipe which is fixed on top of a chimney.
  • chimneylike — resembling a chimney
  • chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
  • chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.
  • china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
  • china stone — a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
  • china white — a very potent form of synthetic heroin.
  • chinchillas — Plural form of chinchilla.
  • chindonesia — China, India, and Indonesia: seen collectively as the most important developing economies with the best growth markets for investors
  • chinese ink — a black pigment consisting of lampblack mixed with glue or size.
  • chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
  • chinese red — a bright red colour
  • chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
  • chinese wax — a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially
  • chingtechen — Jingdezhen.
  • chinic acid — quinic acid.
  • chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
  • chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
  • chintziness — The quality of being chintzy.
  • chinwangtao — Qinhuangdao
  • chip basket — a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
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