7-letter words containing c, h, e
- cathead — a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing the anchor when raised
- cathect — to invest mental or emotional energy in
- cathode — A cathode is the negative electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare anode.
- cathole — one of a pair of holes in the after part of a ship through which hawsers are passed for steadying the ship or heaving astern
- causeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cause.
- ceaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of cease.
- ceilidh — A ceilidh is an informal entertainment, especially in Scotland or Ireland, at which there is folk music, singing, and dancing.
- cephal- — cephalo-
- cephala — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cepheid — a type of variable star with a regular cycle of variations in luminosity
- cepheus — a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star
- ceviche — a South American dish consisting of seafood marinated in citrus fruit, usually served in a salad
- chacked — Simple past tense and past participle of chack.
- chackle — to chatter; jabber.
- chaebol — a large, usually family-owned, business group in South Korea
- chaetae — a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- chaetal — of or relating to chaeta
- chaeto- — hair or bristles
- chafers — Plural form of chafer.
- chaffed — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
- chaffer — to haggle or bargain
- chagres — a river in Panama, flowing southwest through Gatún Lake, then northwest to the Caribbean Sea
- chained — If you say that someone is chained to a person or a situation, you are emphasizing that there are reasons why they cannot leave that person or situation, even though you think they might like to.
- chaired — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chaises — Plural form of chaise.
- chaldea — an ancient region of Babylonia; the land lying between the Euphrates delta, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian desert
- chaldee — a nontechnical term for Biblical Aramaic, which was once believed to be the language of the ancient Chaldeans
- chalets — Plural form of chalet.
- chalice — A chalice is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine in the Christian service of Holy Communion.
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- challie — a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- chalone — any internal secretion that inhibits a physiological process or function
- chamade — (formerly) a signal by drum or trumpet inviting an enemy to a parley
- chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
- chambre — (of wine) at room temperature
- chametz — leavened food which may not be eaten during Passover
- chamfer — a narrow flat surface at the corner of a beam, post, etc, esp one at an angle of 45°
- chamise — An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae.
- champed — Simple past tense and past participle of champ.
- champer — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- 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
- 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.