9-letter words containing n, i, h, l
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chickling — a very small chick
- chidingly — In a chiding manner.
- chidlings — the intestines of an animal, esp a pig, prepared as food
- chiefling — a minor chief
- chilblain — Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.
- childline — a telephone helpline for children in distress or danger
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chin ball — a device fastened under the chin of a bull to mark cows it has mounted
- china oil — a dark, molasseslike, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid having a warm, bitter taste, obtained from the leguminous tree, Myroxylon pereirae, of Central America: used in medicine, perfumery, and in the manufacture of chocolate.
- chinglish — written or spoken English that is influenced by Chinese vocabulary and grammatical structure and used primarily by native speakers of Chinese
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chitlings — the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.
- chloranil — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- chokingly — in a strangling, suffocating, or choking manner
- cholerine — (pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
- chortling — to chuckle gleefully.
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- chuckling — Present participle of chuckle.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- cinephile — a person who loves films and cinema
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- clinching — Present participle of clinch.
- clingfish — any small marine teleost fish of the family Gobiesocidae, having a flattened elongated body with a sucking disc beneath the head for clinging to rocks, etc
- clothings — Plural form of clothing.
- clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
- clutching — to hatch (chickens).
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- dashingly — In a dashing manner.
- dawnlight — The light of dawn.
- dehulling — to remove the hulls from (beans, seeds, etc.); hull.
- delphinia — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- delphinin — a violet anthocyanin, C 41 H 38 O 21 , found in the flowers of the larkspur, Delphinium consolida.
- delphinus — a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
- deplenish — to deprive of contents, such as furniture, stock, etc
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diphenyl- — containing two phenyl groups in each molecule