12-letter words containing s, h, i, l
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- childishness — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- choir school — (in Britain) a school, esp a preparatory school attached to a cathedral, college, etc, offering general education to boys whose singing ability is good
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- churlishness — The state of being churlish.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- 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.
- clannishness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- clipper ship — clipper (def 4).
- clipper-ship — a person or thing that clips or cuts.
- cliquishness — The state of being cliquish.
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion