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8-letter words containing o, h

  • chiccory — chicory.
  • chickory — Alternative spelling of chicory.
  • chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
  • chicopee — city in SW Mass., on the Connecticut River: pop. 55,000
  • chiefdom — a graded social group led by a chief whose position the chief usually accedes to
  • chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
  • chignons — Plural form of chignon.
  • chilidog — A hot dog made with chili con carne.
  • chillout — (colloquial) A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party etc.
  • chilopod — any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes
  • chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
  • chimbote — a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
  • chin job — a cosmetic operation to improve the shape of the chin
  • chinbone — the front part of the jawbone that constitutes the chin
  • chinchow — Jinzhou
  • chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
  • chingtao — Qingdao
  • chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
  • chioggia — a city in NE Italy, on an island at the S end of the Lagoon of Venice.
  • chip box — chad box
  • chip log — a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
  • chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
  • chisholmShirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
  • chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
  • chloasma — the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives
  • chlodwig — German name of Clovis I.
  • chlorate — any salt of chloric acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO3–
  • chloride — Chloride is a chemical compound of chlorine and another substance.
  • chlorine — Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.
  • chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
  • chloroma — A myeloid sarcoma.
  • chlorous — of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state
  • choaking — Present participle of choak.
  • choanoid — (anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals.
  • choc-ice — A choc-ice is a small block of ice cream covered in chocolate.
  • chockers — Alternative form of chocker.
  • chockful — filled to capacity
  • chocking — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
  • choicely — With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
  • choicest — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
  • choirboy — A choirboy is a boy who sings in a church choir.
  • choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
  • choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
  • choke up — to block (a drain, pipe, etc) completely
  • chokidar — (in India) a warden, custodian, or gatekeeper
  • choleric — A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry.
  • choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
  • cholinic — Relating to, or obtained from, bile; cholic.
  • chollers — the jowls or cheeks
  • chompers — (informal) teeth.
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