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11-letter words containing ha

  • chain coral — coral of the extinct genus Halysites, from the Ordovician and Silurian periods, consisting of oval, laterally compressed corallites united to form a chainlike structure.
  • chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
  • chain grate — a type of mechanical stoker for a furnace, in which the grate consists of an endless chain that draws the solid fuel into the furnace as it rotates
  • chain plate — any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
  • chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
  • chain wheel — sprocket (def 1).
  • chain-react — to undergo a chain reaction
  • chain-smoke — Someone who chain-smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously.
  • chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
  • chair table — an article of furniture, produced especially in colonial America, that can serve as either a table or a chair, having, as a chair, a large, usually circular, hinged back that can be pulled down and rested on the arms to form a tabletop.
  • chairpeople — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
  • chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
  • chairwarmer — an office holder, committee member, or employee who is inactive and ineffective
  • chalazogamy — (of plants) the process of fertilization whereby the pollen tube penetrates the embryosac through the chalaza rather than through the micropyle
  • chalcedonic — Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
  • chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
  • chalcidicum — an annex of an ancient Roman basilica.
  • chalcophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for sulfur.
  • chaleur bay — an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between NE New Brunswick and SE Quebec, in SE Canada: rich fishing ground. About 85 miles (135 km) long; 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
  • chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
  • chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
  • chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
  • challengers — Plural form of challenger.
  • challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
  • chamaedorea — any of various small, slender palms of the genus Chamaedorea, several species of which are cultivated as houseplants.
  • chamaephyte — a plant whose buds are close to the ground
  • chamber mug — a chamber pot.
  • chamber pop — pop music that incorporates orchestral arrangements
  • chamber pot — A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night.
  • chamber-pot — a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.
  • chamberhand — a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse
  • chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
  • chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.
  • chameleonic — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
  • champerties — Plural form of champerty.
  • champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
  • champignons — Plural form of champignon.
  • championess — a female champion
  • championing — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
  • champollion — Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1790–1832, French Egyptologist, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone
  • chancellery — A chancellery is the building where a chancellor has his offices.
  • chancellors — Plural form of chancellor.
  • chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
  • chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
  • chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
  • chandelling — Present participle of chandelle.
  • chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
  • chandlering — the work of a chandler
  • chang jiang — a river in E Asia, flowing from the Tibetan plateau through central China to the East China Sea. About 3200 miles (5150 km) long.
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