9-letter words containing o, c, h
- cephaloid — Shaped like the head or the brain.
- cephalous — having a head
- cerecloth — waxed waterproof cloth of a kind formerly used as a shroud
- cerograph — an engraving or writing on wax
- cetshwayo — ?1826–84, king of the Zulus (1873–79): defeated the British at Isandhlwana (1879) but was overwhelmed by them at Ulundi (1879); captured, he stated his case in London, and was reinstated as ruler of part of Zululand (1883)
- chaconine — a toxic alkaloid substance found in potatoes
- chaconnes — Plural form of chaconne.
- chaeronea — an ancient Greek town in W Boeotia: site of the victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians and Thebans (338 bc) and of Sulla over Mithridates (86 bc)
- chaetopod — any annelid worm of the classes Oligochaeta or Polychaeta
- chainwork — any work linked or looped in the manner of or resembling a chain or chains
- chalazion — a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamfrons — Plural form of chamfron.
- chamomile — camomile
- chamosite — a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- champions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion.
- chance on — to come upon by accident
- chancroid — a soft venereal ulcer, esp of the male genitals, caused by infection with the bacillus Haemophilus ducreyi
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changchow — a city in S Fujian province, in SE China.
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chapbooks — Plural form of chapbook.
- chaperone — A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm.
- chaperons — Plural form of chaperon.
- charangos — Plural form of charango.
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- charcoals — Plural form of charcoal.
- charcoaly — resembling charcoal
- chardzhou — a city in E Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya.
- chargeoff — Alternative spelling of charge off.
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- charleroi — a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)
- charleton — a male given name.
- charlotte — a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc
- charolais — a breed of large white beef cattle that originated in France
- charoseth — haroseth.
- charwoman — A charwoman is a woman who is employed to clean houses or offices.
- charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
- chaseport — a porthole through which a gun was fired
- chassepot — a breech-loading bolt-action rifle formerly used by the French Army
- chat room — A chat room is a site on the Internet where people can exchange messages about a particular subject.
- chat show — A chat show is a television or radio show in which people talk in a friendly, informal way about different topics.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- chatrooms — Plural form of chatroom.
- chawbacon — an unsophisticated person of low intellect