9-letter words containing chi
- catechise — to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- catechist — a person who catechizes, esp. one who instructs catechumens
- catechize — to teach or examine by means of questions and answers
- chi meson — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiacking — to jeer at; tease; deride.
- chiamussu — Jiamusi.
- chiaochou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- chiarezza — clarity
- chiasmata — Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- chic sale — an outside privy.
- chicagoan — a native or inhabitant of Chicago, Ill.
- chicalote — a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- chick lit — Chick lit is modern fiction about the lives and romantic problems of young women, usually written by young women.
- chick-pea — Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.
- chickadee — A chickadee is a small North American bird with gray and black feathers.
- chickaree — another name for American red squirrel
- chickasaw — a member of a Native American people of N Mississippi
- chickasha — a city in central Oklahoma.
- chickened — Simple past tense and past participle of chicken.
- chickling — a very small chick
- chickpeas — Plural form of chickpea.
- chickweed — Chickweed is a plant with small leaves and white flowers which grows close to the ground.
- chidingly — In a chiding manner.
- chidlings — the intestines of an animal, esp a pig, prepared as food
- chiefless — having no ruler or leader
- chiefling — a minor chief
- chiefship — the post or situation of a chief
- chieftain — A chieftain is the leader of a tribe.
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- chihuahua — A Chihuahua is a very small dog with short hair.
- chilblain — Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.
- childcare — Childcare refers to looking after children, and to the facilities which help parents to do so.
- childfree — having no children; childless, especially by choice.
- childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
- childless — Someone who is childless has no children.
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- childline — a telephone helpline for children in distress or danger
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- childship — The state or relation of being a child.
- chili dog — a hot dog with chilli
- chili oil — an edible oil spiced with chili peppers, often used in Chinese cookery.
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- chiliarch — (in ancient Greece and Rome) the leader or commanding officer of a thousand soldiers
- chilidogs — Plural form of chilidog.
- chill out — To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
- chillaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of chillax.