12-letter words starting with chi
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chinhuangtao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- chinning bar — a piece of equipment used for doing pull-ups
- chip and dip — a bowl or plate for holding potato chips or crackers with a smaller bowl, often placed in the center, for holding dip: usually sold as a set.
- chip and pin — Chip and PIN is a method of paying for goods you have bought by using both a bank card and a PIN number.
- chip away at — If you chip away at something such as an idea, a feeling, or a system, you gradually make it weaker or less likely to succeed by repeated efforts.
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chip jewelry — (jargon) A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."
- chipped beef — dried or smoked beef sliced into shavings, often served in a cream sauce
- chiquichiqui — a type of palm tree, Leopoldinia piassaba, that grows in Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chirographic — Of or relating to chirography.
- chiropractic — Chiropractic is the treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine.
- chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chitchatting — light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.