12-letter words containing t, e, r, h
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- characterful — If you describe something as characterful, you mean that it is pleasant and interesting.
- characteries — Plural form of charactery.
- characterise — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterism — the description of character
- characterize — If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- 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
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chattel real — an interest in land less than a freehold, such as a lease
- chatter mark — any of a series of grooves, pits, and scratches on the surface of a rock, usually made by the movement of a glacier
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese eater — an informer; rat.
- cheese straw — a long thin cheese-flavoured strip of pastry
- cheesecutter — a board with a wire attached for cutting cheese
- cheesetaster — a small instrument for extracting a piece of cheese from a larger block for the purpose of tasting
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- chew the rag — to converse idly; chat
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.