12-letter words containing i, n, h
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- cash in hand — a payment made directly in cash, rather than through a bank
- cash machine — ATM1
- cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- ch-ien--lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- 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 stitch — an ornamental looped embroidery stitch resembling the links of a chain
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
- 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.
- chalcanthite — a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO4.5H2O
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- chance music — aleatory music.
- chandeliered — having a chandelier
- changchiakou — Zhangjiakou
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- changing bag — a lightproof bag with openings made to fit closely around the arms, used in place of a darkroom in some photographic procedures.
- channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
- chateau wine — a wine produced from any of certain vineyards in the Bordeaux region of France
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerishness — cheerfulness
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chemokinesis — the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment