9-letter words containing s, c, h, i
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- childship — The state or relation of being a child.
- chilidogs — Plural form of chilidog.
- chilliest — Superlative form of chilly.
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chilopods — Plural form of chilopod.
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimerism — a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- china sea — part of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of China: divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chinese's — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- chinglish — written or spoken English that is influenced by Chinese vocabulary and grammatical structure and used primarily by native speakers of Chinese
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chip shop — A chip shop is a shop which sells hot food such as fish and chips, fried chicken, sausages, and meat pies. The food is cooked in the shop and people take it away to eat at home or in the street.
- chip shot — a short approach shot to the green, esp one that is lofted
- chipheads — Plural form of chiphead.
- chipmunks — Plural form of chipmunk.
- chipotles — Plural form of chipotle.
- chippings — Wood chippings or stone chippings are small pieces of wood or stone which are used, for example, to cover surfaces such as paths or roads.
- chirpsing — Present participle of chirpse.
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiselers — Plural form of chiseler.
- 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.
- chiselled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseller — a person who uses a chisel
- chishtiya — a Sufi order of the Indian subcontinent.
- chisimaio — a port in S Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. Pop: reliable recent estimates are not available
- chitchats — Plural form of chitchat.
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chitlings — the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.
- chlorides — Plural form of chloride.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- chlorosis — a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
- choirboys — Plural form of choirboy.
- chopstick — Chopsticks are a pair of thin sticks which people in China and the Far East use to eat their food.
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- chordwise — in the direction of an aerofoil chord
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- chorister — A chorister is a singer in a church choir.
- chorusing — Present participle of chorus.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- christoff — Boris. 1919–93, Bulgarian bass-baritone, noted esp for his performance in the title role of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis