7-letter words containing l, h
- bulrush — a grasslike cyperaceous marsh plant, Scirpus lacustris, used for making mats, chair seats, etc
- burghal — (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- burrhel — a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.
- bushfly — any of various small black dipterous flies of Australia, esp Musca vetustissima, that breed in faeces and dung: family Calliphoridae
- by half — If you increase something by half, half of the original amount is added to it. If you decrease it by half, half of the original amount is taken away from it.
- c shell — (operating system) (csh) The Unix command-line interpreter shell and script language by William Joy, originating from Berkeley Unix. Presumably, csh's C-like syntax was intended to endear it to programmers but sadly it lacks some sh features which are useful for writing shell scripts so you need to know two different syntaxes for every shell construct. A plethora of different shells followed csh, e.g. tcsh, ksh, bash, rc, but sh and csh are the only ones which are provided with most versions of Unix.
- cafileh — Alternative form of cafila.
- calchas — a soothsayer who assisted the Greeks in the Trojan War
- caleche — calash
- calhoun — John Caldwell1782-1850; U.S. statesman: vice president (1825-32)
- caliche — a bed of sand or clay in arid regions cemented by calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, and other soluble minerals
- caliphs — Plural form of caliph.
- calmeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.
- caltech — the California Institute of Technology
- camphol — borneol
- carlish — churlish or coarse
- 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
- 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.
- chablis — a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
- chabrol — Claude (klod). 1930–2010, French film director, whose films, such as Le Beau Serge (1958), Les Biches (1968), Le Boucher (1969), Au coeur du mensonge (1999), and La Fleur du mal (2003) explore themes of jealousy, guilt, and murder
- chackle — to chatter; jabber.
- chaebol — a large, usually family-owned, business group in South Korea
- chaetal — of or relating to chaeta
- chagall — Marc (mark). 1887–1985, French painter and illustrator, born in Russia, noted for his richly coloured pictures of men, animals, and objects in fantastic combinations and often suspended in space: his work includes 12 stained glass windows for a synagogue in Jerusalem (1961) and the decorations for the ceiling of the Paris Opera House (1964)
- chalaza — one of a pair of spiral threads of albumen holding the yolk of a bird's egg in position
- chalcid — any tiny hymenopterous insect of the family Chalcididae and related families, whose larvae are parasites of other insects
- chalcis — a city on the island of Euboea in SE Greece, at the narrowest point of the Euripus strait: important since the 7th century bc, founding many colonies in ancient times. Pop (municipality): 55 264 (2001)
- chalco- — indicating copper or a copper alloy
- 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.
- challah — bread, usually in the form of a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath
- challan — An official form or document, such as a receipt, invoice, or summons.
- 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.
- challis — a lightweight plain-weave fabric of wool, cotton, etc, usually with a printed design
- chalone — any internal secretion that inhibits a physiological process or function
- chalons — a city in NE France, on the River Marne: scene of Attila's defeat by the Romans (451 ad). Pop: 47 339 (1999)
- chalupa — a small narrow boat similar to a gondola, steered using either oars or a pole, used in the south of Mexico
- chalutz — a member of an organization of immigrants to Israeli agricultural settlements
- chambly — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- chancel — The chancel is the part of a church containing the altar, where the clergy and the choir usually sit.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- chapala — Lake, the largest lake in Mexico, located in Jalisco state. 651 sq. mi. (1686 sq. km).
- chapels — Plural form of chapel.
- 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)