5-letter words containing h, o
- chloe — a feminine name
- chmod — (file system) ("Change mode") The Unix command and system call to change the access permissions of a named file. Each file (directory, device, etc.) has nine kinds of access which can be allowed or denied. Different permissions apply to the owner of the file, the members of the group the file belongs to, and all users. Each of these classes of user (owner, group and other) can have permission to read, write or execute the file. Chmod can also set various other mode bits for a file or directory such as the sticky bit and the set user id bit. Unix man page: chmod
- choad — (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- choak — Obsolete form of choke.
- chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- choco — a member of the citizen army; militiaman
- chocs — chocolates
- chode — (archaic) Simple past form of chide.
- choil — An unsharpened section of a knife blade in front of the guard on the blade.
- choir — A choir is a group of people who sing together, for example in a church or school.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- choko — the cucumber-like fruit of a tropical American cucurbitaceous vine, Sechium edule: eaten as a vegetable in the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand
- choky — involving, caused by, or causing choking
- chola — the conventional attire of Sikhs consisting of a long, loose shirt
- chole — A spicy Indian chickpea curry.
- choli — a short-sleeved bodice, as worn by Indian women
- cholo — a person who is descended from both European and Native American parents
- choly — (informal) cholecystitis.
- chomo — (prison slang) child molester.
- chomp — If a person or animal chomps their way through food or chomps on food, they chew it noisily.
- choof — to move in a particular manner or direction
- chook — a hen or chicken
- choom — an Englishman
- choon — a piece of recorded music that one likes
- chopa — any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- chope — (Singapore) to reserve a place, such as a seat in a fast food restaurant, sometimes by placing a packet of tissue paper on it.
- chops — the jaws or cheeks; jowls
- chord — A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a pleasing effect.
- chore — A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.
- choro — (music) A genre of Brazilian popular music.
- chose — Chose is the past tense of choose.
- chota — small, lesser, or minor
- chott — shott
- chout — an amount obtained by blackmail equal to a quarter, originally applied to the amount obtained by the Mahrattas in India from their territories in exchange for protection from pillage
- choux — a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- chowk — a marketplace or market area
- chows — Plural form of chow.
- chron — (geology) A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals.
- chulo — a dandified or effeminate man.
- cloth — Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
- coach — A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
- cohab — a cohabiter
- cohan — George M(ichael)1878-1942; U.S. actor, playwright, theatrical producer, & writer of popular songs
- cohen — Leonard. 1934–2016, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001)
- cohoe — coho salmon.
- cohos — Plural form of coho.
- cohse — Confederation of Health Service Employees
- conch — A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail's. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature.
- cooch — a vagina
- copha — A vegetable shortening made of coconut oil used in cooking.