8-letter words containing h, i, n
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- chinbeak — a molding having a convex upper surface and a concave lower one, with a fillet between them; beak.
- chinbone — the front part of the jawbone that constitutes the chin
- chinchow — Jinzhou
- chindwin — a river in N Myanmar, rising in the Kumôn Range and flowing northwest then south to the Irrawaddy, of which it is the main tributary. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)
- chinfest — gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- chinghai — Qinghai
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chinkara — an Indian gazelle, Gazella gazella bennetti
- chinking — a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
- chinless — having a receding chin
- chinning — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chintzes — Plural form of chintz.
- chip pan — a deep pan for frying potato chips, etc
- chipmunk — A chipmunk is a small animal with a large furry tail and a striped back.
- chipping — a short chirping or squeaking cry.
- chirping — high pitched, repeated noises
- chirring — Present participle of chirr.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- chitting — Present participle of chit.
- chlorine — Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.
- choaking — Present participle of choak.
- choanoid — (anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals.
- chocking — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- cholinic — Relating to, or obtained from, bile; cholic.
- chomping — Present participle of chomp.
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- chondrin — a resilient translucent bluish-white substance that forms the matrix of cartilage
- chongjin — a port in E North Korea, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Pop: 603 000 (2005 est)
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- chopping — to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often followed by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree.
- chording — the distribution of chords throughout a piece of harmony
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chowline — A line of people waiting for food.
- chretien — (Joseph Jacques) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- chthonic — chthonian
- chuck in — to abandon or give up
- chucking — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
- chuffing — (intensifier)
- chugging — a large gulp or swallow: He finished his beer in two chugs.
- chumming — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.