10-letter words containing i, c, e, n
- channelize — to guide through or as if through a channel; provide a channel for
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- check into — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- check line — a checkrein.
- checkering — Present participle of checker.
- checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- cheekiness — impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
- cheeriness — The state of being cheery.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- cheesiness — of or like cheese: a cheesy aroma; a cheesy taste.
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chemicking — (of textiles) the process of bleaching
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chen duxiu — 1879–1942, Chinese intellectual, journalist, and cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party.
- chenchiang — Zhenjiang
- chequering — Present participle of chequer.
- cherishing — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- chestiness — The quality of being chesty.
- chevisance — an illegal arrangement or pact
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chickening — Present participle of chicken.
- chickenpox — Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch.
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- children's — a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children.
- chilliness — The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits