12-letter words containing s, g, h
- caught short — having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- change hands — to pass from one owner to another
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chasmogamous — pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower.
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheeseburger — A cheeseburger is a flat round piece of cooked meat called a burger with a slice of cheese on top, served in a bread roll.
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- chhattisgarh — a state of E central India, created from the SE part of Madhya Pradesh in 2000: consists of a hilly plateau, with extensive forests; agricultural. Capital: Raipur. Pop: 20 795 956 (2001). Area: 135 194 sq km (52 199 sq miles)
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- christenings — Plural form of christening.
- chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- daughterless — Without a daughter.