10-letter words starting with cha
- charge off — to treat or regard as a loss
- charge-cap — (formerly in Britain) to impose on (a local authority) an upper limit on the community charge it may levy
- charge-off — a write-off, especially of a bad loan by a bank.
- chargeable — If something is chargeable, you have to pay a sum of money for it.
- chargeback — the return of funds by a seller to a buyer's debit or credit card account
- chargecard — A card, resembling a credit card, used for payment — especially for some specific product or service, as with a phonecard.
- charged up — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- chargehand — a workman whose grade of responsibility is just below that of a foreman
- chargeless — without charge; of no cost
- chargeoffs — Plural form of chargeoff.
- chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- charismata — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
- charlatans — Plural form of charlatan.
- charles ii — known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)
- charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
- charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
- charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
- charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charlottes — Plural form of charlotte.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- charophyte — any green algae of the class Charophyceae (or group Charophyta), comprising the stoneworts.
- chart room — chart house.
- charterers — Plural form of charterer.
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chartreuse — either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
- chartulary — cartulary
- chase away — If someone or something chases away worries, fears, or other bad feelings, they cause those feelings to change and become happier.
- chase down — If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- chasteness — The state of being chaste; chastity.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastising — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chatterbot — chatbot
- chatterbox — A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
- chatterers — Plural form of chatterer.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- chauffeurs — Plural form of chauffeur.
- chauffeuse — a fireside chair having a low seat and a high back.