8-letter words starting with ch
- chappals — Plural form of chappal.
- chappati — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chappies — Plural form of chappie.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- chaqueta — a heavy jacket associated with South American cowboys
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- characid — (zoology) Any member of the Characidae.
- characin — any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured
- charades — a parlour game in which one team acts out each syllable of a word, the other team having to guess the word
- charanga — a type of orchestra used in performing traditional Cuban music
- charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- charente — a department of W central France, in Poitou-Charentes region. Capital: Angoulême. Pop: 341 275 (2003 est). Area: 5972 sq km (2329 sq miles)
- charette — a final, intensive effort to finish a project, especially an architectural design project, before a deadline.
- chargaff — Erwin. 1905–2002, US biochemist, born in Austria, noted esp for his work on DNA
- chargers — Plural form of charger.
- chargeth — Archaic third-person singular form of charge.
- charging — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- charidee — a jocular spelling of charity, as pronounced in a mid-Atlantic accent
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- charikar — a city in E Afghanistan, in the Hindu Kush range.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
- charisms — Plural form of charism.
- charkhas — Plural form of charkha.
- charking — charcoal (def 1).
- charlady — a charwoman
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlock — a weedy Eurasian plant, Sinapis arvensis (or Brassica kaber), with hairy stems and foliage and yellow flowers: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charmers — Plural form of charmer.
- charmful — highly charming or enchanting
- charmian — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “source of joy.”.
- charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
- charneco — a type of sweet wine originating from Portugal
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- 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.
- charrier — Comparative form of charry.
- charring — Present participle of char.
- charters — Plural form of charter.
- charting — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.