7-letter words starting with cha
- charact — a letter, character, or symbol impressed or engraved upon something
- charade — If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone.
- charcas — Carcas.
- charcot — Jean Martin (ʒɑ̃ martɛ̃). 1825–93, French neurologist, noted for his attempt using hypnotism to find an organic cause for hysteria, which influenced Freud
- chardin — Jean-Baptiste Siméon (ʒɑ̃batist simeɔ̃). 1699–1779, French still-life and genre painter, noted for his subtle use of scumbled colour
- charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
- charger — A charger is a device used for charging or recharging batteries.
- charges — Plural form of charge.
- charier — Comparative form of chary.
- charily — cautiously; carefully
- charing — Present participle of chare.
- chariot — In ancient times, chariots were fast-moving vehicles with two wheels that were pulled by horses.
- charism — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- charity — A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick, very poor, or who have a disability.
- charked — Simple past tense and past participle of chark.
- charkha — (in India) a spinning wheel, esp for cotton
- charles — Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984; married (2005) Camilla Parker Bowles
- charley — Victor Charlie.
- charlie — a silly person; fool
- charlot — Jean [jeen;; French zhahn] /dʒin;; French ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1898–1979, U.S. painter, lithographer, and illustrator; born in France and active in Mexico.
- charmed — A charmed place, time, or situation is one that is very beautiful or pleasant, and seems slightly separate from the real world or real life.
- charmer — If you refer to someone, especially a man, as a charmer, you think that they behave in a very charming but rather insincere way.
- charnel — ghastly; sepulchral; deathly
- charpai — a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
- charpak — Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1924–2010, French physicist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1992.
- charpie — a piece of lint used to make a surgical dressing
- charpoy — a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India
- charqui — meat, esp beef, cut into strips and dried
- charred — Charred plants, buildings, or vehicles have been badly burnt and have become black because of fire.
- charret — (obsolete) A chariot.
- charted — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
- charver — a young woman
- charvet — a soft, lusterless silk or rayon tie fabric, often made with a faint stripe effect.
- chasers — Plural form of chaser.
- chaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of chase.
- chasing — the act of chasing; pursuit: The chase lasted a day.
- chasles — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), 1793–1880, French mathematician.
- chasmal — a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chasmic — a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chassid — a sect of Jewish mystics founded in Poland about 1750, characterized by religious zeal and a spirit of prayer, joy, and charity
- chassis — A chassis is the framework that a vehicle is built on.
- chasted — Simple past tense and past participle of chast.
- chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chaster — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chat up — If you chat someone up, usually someone you do not know very well, you talk to them in a friendly way because you are sexually attracted to them.
- chatbot — a computer program in the form of a virtual e-mail correspondent that can reply to messages from computer users
- chateau — A château is a large country house or castle in France.
- chatham — a town in SE England, in N Kent on the River Medway: formerly royal naval dockyard. Pop: 73 468 (2001)
- chatted — to converse in a familiar or informal manner.