8-letter words containing h, i, l, c
- cheliped — (of an arthropod) either of two legs which each carry a claw
- chemical — Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.
- chenille — Chenille is cloth or clothing made from a type of thick furry thread.
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- cheville — the peg or pin at the end of the string in a musical instrument that can be turned in order to tune the string
- chicklet — A small or young chick.
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- chigwell — a town in S England, in W Essex. Pop: 10 128 (2001)
- childbed — the condition of giving birth to a child
- childern — Eye dialect of children.
- childers — (Robert) Erskine. 1870–1922, Irish politician, executed by the Irish Free State for his IRA activities: author of the spy story The Riddle of the Sands (1903)
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- children — Children is the plural of child.
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chilidog — A hot dog made with chili con carne.
- chillada — a kind of fried patty
- chillers — Plural form of chiller.
- chillest — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chillier — mildly cold or producing a sensation of cold; causing shivering; chill: a chilly breeze.
- chillies — Plural form of chilli.
- chillily — in a cold manner
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- chillout — (colloquial) A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party etc.
- chillums — Plural form of chillum.
- chilopod — any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes
- chimbley — (UK, dialect) A chimney.
- chimeral — Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses).
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chinless — having a receding chin
- chip log — a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chirpily — In a chirpy way.
- chiseled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiseled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseler — a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chivalry — Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- chlodwig — German name of Clovis I.
- chloride — Chloride is a chemical compound of chlorine and another substance.
- chlorine — Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.
- chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
- choicely — With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- choleric — A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- cholinic — Relating to, or obtained from, bile; cholic.
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.