7-letter words starting with cha
- chamfer — a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°
- chamisa — a deciduous shrub with silver-blue leaves and yellow flowers that bloom in autumn
- chamise — An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae.
- chamiso — an evergreen shrub with yellow-green flowers native to the western United States
- chamois — Chamois are small animals rather like goats that live in the mountains of Europe and South West Asia.
- chamoix — an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- champac — a magnoliaceous tree, Michelia champaca, of India and the East Indies. Its fragrant yellow flowers yield an oil used in perfumes and its wood is used for furniture
- champak — An Asian evergreen tree of the magnolia family, bearing fragrant orange flowers and sacred to Hindus and Buddhists.
- champed — Simple past tense and past participle of champ.
- champer — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- chan op — channel op
- chanaan — Canaan (def 4).
- chanced — Simple past tense and past participle of chance.
- chancel — The chancel is the part of a church containing the altar, where the clergy and the choir usually sit.
- chancer — You can refer to someone as a chancer if you think they use opportunities for their own advantage and often pretend to have skills they do not have.
- chances — Plural form of chance.
- chancre — a small hard nodular growth, which is the first diagnostic sign of acquired syphilis
- changan — former name of Xian.
- changde — a port in SE central China, in N Hunan province, near the mouth of the Yuan River: severely damaged by the Japanese in World War II. Pop: 1 483 000 (2005 est)
- changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
- changer — a person or thing that changes something
- changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- channer — a mumble or murmur
- chanops — Plural form of chanop.
- chanoyu — a Japanese ceremony at which tea is prepared, served, and taken with an ancient and involved ritual.
- chanson — a song
- chanted — Simple past tense and past participle of chant.
- chanter — a person who chants
- chantey — a song formerly sung by sailors in rhythm with their motions while working, as while turning a capstan
- chantie — a chamber pot
- chantry — an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him or her
- chanute — a town in SE Kansas.
- chao'an — former name of Chaozhou.
- chaoses — Plural form of chaos.
- chaotic — Something that is chaotic is in a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- chapala — Lake, the largest lake in Mexico, located in Jalisco state. 651 sq. mi. (1686 sq. km).
- chapati — (in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake
- chapeau — a hat
- chapels — Plural form of chapel.
- chapess — a woman
- chaplet — an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head
- chaplin — Sir Charles Spencer, known as Charlie Chaplin. 1889–1977, English comedian, film actor, and director. He is renowned for his portrayal of a downtrodden little man with baggy trousers, bowler hat, and cane. His films, most of which were made in Hollywood, include The Gold Rush (1924), Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940)
- chapman — a trader, esp an itinerant pedlar
- chapmen — Plural form of chapman.
- chappal — one of a pair of sandals, usually of leather, worn in India
- chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
- chappel — (dated, 17-18th C.) alternative spelling of chapel.
- chappie — chap2 (def 1).
- chapter — A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title.