8-letter words containing p, h, a
- cataphor — a word that refers to or stands for another word used later
- catch up — If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
- catch-up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- cephalad — towards the head or anterior part
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalo- — indicating the head
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- chalk up — If you chalk up a success, a victory, or a number of points in a game, you achieve it.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- champaks — Plural form of champak.
- champart — the granting of land to a person on condition that a portion of the harvest will be given to the landowner
- champers — Champers is champagne.
- champian — A plain; a flat expanse of land; a champaign.
- champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- changeup — Alternative form of change-up.
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chapatti — An extremely simple circular, flat, unleavened bread made with sieved wholemeal flour and water. Found in Indian cuisine.
- chapatty — Archaic spelling of chapatti.
- chapbook — a book of popular ballads, stories, etc, formerly sold by chapmen or pedlars
- chapeaux — a hat.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- chaperon — (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- chapless — lacking a lower jaw
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappals — Plural form of chappal.
- chappati — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chappies — Plural form of chappie.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- chase up — If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.
- cheapens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen.
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheapish — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chickpea — Chickpeas are hard round seeds that look like pale-brown peas. They can be cooked and eaten.
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- chip art — microchip art
- chip pan — a deep pan for frying potato chips, etc
- chiphead — (slang) A microchip expert.
- chippage — the fact or an instance of chipping: The pottery could not be insured against chippage.
- chippewa — Ojibwa