7-letter words containing h, i
- choline — a colourless viscous soluble alkaline substance present in animal tissues, esp as a constituent of lecithin: used as a supplement to the diet of poultry and in medicine for preventing the accumulation of fat in the liver. Formula:[(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+OH–
- chommie — a friend, used esp by Black males and Afrikaans-speakers
- chookie — a hen or chicken
- chopine — a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
- choreic — any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chorial — Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- chorine — a female dancer who is part of a chorus line
- choring — Present participle of chore.
- chorion — the outer of two membranes that form a sac around the embryonic reptile, bird, or mammal: contributes to the placenta in mammals
- choriso — chorizo.
- chorist — a person who sings in a choir or a chorus
- chorizo — a kind of highly seasoned pork sausage of Spain or Mexico
- chorogi — Chinese artichoke.
- choroid — resembling the chorion, esp in being vascular
- chorrie — a dilapidated old car
- chowing — Present participle of chow.
- chrises — a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chrisom — a white robe put on an infant at baptism and formerly used as a burial shroud if the infant died soon afterwards
- christo — full name Christo Javacheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic
- christy — a turn in which the body is swung sharply round with the skis parallel, originating in Norway and used for stopping, slowing down, or changing direction quickly
- chromic — of or containing chromium in the trivalent state
- chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- chronid — (zoology) Any member of the Chronidae.
- chu hsi — 1130–1200, Chinese philosopher.
- chuckie — a small stone
- chukchi — a member of a people of the Chukchi Peninsula
- chunjie — an annual Chinese festival marking the (lunar) Chinese New Year. It can last over three days and includes the exchange of gifts, firework displays, and dancing
- chunnis — Plural form of chunni.
- chusing — Present participle of chuse.
- chutist — a parachutist.
- chylify — to turn into, or produce, chyle
- chymify — to form into chyme
- chymist — Obsolete spelling of chemist.
- chytrid — any aquatic fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota. Some species, esp Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, are fatal to amphibians
- cichlid — any tropical freshwater percoid fish of the family Cichlidae, which includes the mouthbrooders. Cichlids are popular aquarium fishes
- cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- cinches — Plural form of cinch.
- ciphers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cipher.
- ciphony — the process of enciphering audio information to produce encrypted speech
- cirrhus — a mucus-bound ribbonlike mass of spores that is exuded from a fungus.
- cithara — a stringed musical instrument of ancient Greece and elsewhere, similar to the lyre and played with a plectrum
- cithern — cittern
- clayish — Resembling clay.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- clicher — a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
- cliches — Plural form of cliche.
- cochair — to chair jointly
- cochise — died 1874, Apache Indian chief
- cockish — wanton