8-letter words containing s, h, o
- cathouse — a house of prostitution
- chaebols — Plural form of chaebol.
- chamisos — Plural form of chamiso.
- chansons — Plural form of chanson.
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charoset — a dish of chopped fruit, nuts, and wine eaten at Passover, representing the mortar that Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- cheerios — Plural form of cheerio.
- chemosis — (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye.
- chepstow — a town in S Wales, in Monmouthshire on the River Wye: tourism, light industry. Pop: 10 821 (2001)
- cheroots — Plural form of cheroot.
- chevrons — Plural form of chevron.
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chisholm — Shirley (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
- chlorous — of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state
- chockers — Alternative form of chocker.
- 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.
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- chollers — the jowls or cheeks
- chompers — (informal) teeth.
- chondrus — a protoctist genus that belongs to the family Gigartinaceae
- choosers — Plural form of chooser.
- chooseth — Archaic third-person singular form of choose.
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- choppers — teeth
- choragus — the leader of a chorus
- chorales — Plural form of chorale.
- choregus — the producer or financier of a dramatist's works in Ancient Greece
- chorisis — the multiplication of botanical elements by branching or splitting
- chorizos — Plural form of chorizo.
- choroids — Plural form of choroid.
- chortles — Plural form of chortle.
- chorus's — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- chorused — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- choruses — Plural form of chorus.
- chosisme — a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chowders — Plural form of chowder.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.