8-letter words starting with ch
- chartism — the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
- chartist — a stock market specialist who analyses and predicts market trends from graphs of recent price and volume movements of selected securities
- chartlet — a small chart indicating some special thing, as information relative to a radio navigational aid.
- chartres — a city in NW France: Gothic cathedral; market town. Pop: 41 588 (2006)
- chartula — charta (def 2).
- charvaka — Lokayatika.
- chase up — If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chasidic — Hasid.
- chasidim — Hasidim
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- chasseur — a member of a unit specially trained and equipped for swift deployment
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chastest — Superlative form of chaste.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- chatchka — tchotchke
- chateaux — (in France) a castle or fortress.
- chatfest — (informal) A talkfest.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chatroom — a site on the internet, or another computer network, where users have group discussions by electronic mail, typically about one subject
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chatters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chatter.
- chattery — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
- chattier — Comparative form of chatty.
- chattily — In a chatty manner.
- chatting — Present participle of chat.
- chaudron — (obsolete) entrails.
- chauffer — a small portable heater or stove
- chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- chauncey — a masculine name
- chausses — a tight-fitting medieval garment covering the feet and legs, usually made of chain mail
- chausson — Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1855–99, French composer.
- chavette — a young working-class woman whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
- chavurah — havurah.
- chawdron — the entrails of an animal
- chayroot — the root of a chay plant, used to dye textiles a deep-red colour
- chazerei — anything of little value; junk; garbage.
- cheapens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen.
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheapish — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chearful — Archaic spelling of cheerful.
- cheat on — If someone cheats on their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with another person.
- cheaters — eyeglasses, esp. dark glasses
- cheatery — the act of cheating or deceiving
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking