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12-letter words containing i, c, h, a, r

  • chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
  • chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
  • chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
  • chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
  • chair warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
  • chair-warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
  • chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
  • chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
  • chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
  • chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
  • chandeliered — having a chandelier
  • channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
  • chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • characteries — Plural form of charactery.
  • characterise — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
  • characterism — the description of character
  • characterize — If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
  • charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
  • charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
  • charismatics — Plural form of charismatic.
  • charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
  • charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
  • charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
  • charity toss — a free shot given as a penalty for a foul
  • charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
  • charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
  • charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
  • charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
  • chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
  • chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
  • cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
  • cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
  • cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
  • chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
  • cherubically — In a cherubic way.
  • cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
  • chhattisgarh — a state of E central India, created from the SE part of Madhya Pradesh in 2000: consists of a hilly plateau, with extensive forests; agricultural. Capital: Raipur. Pop: 20 795 956 (2001). Area: 135 194 sq km (52 199 sq miles)
  • chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
  • chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
  • chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
  • chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
  • child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
  • child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
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