8-letter words containing n, s, h
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- chinfest — gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- chinless — having a receding chin
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chintzes — Plural form of chintz.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- chondrus — a protoctist genus that belongs to the family Gigartinaceae
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopines — Plural form of chopine.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- chronons — Plural form of chronon.
- chunders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunder.
- chunters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter.
- churners — Plural form of churner.
- chutneys — Plural form of chutney.
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- cinchers — Plural form of cincher.
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clenches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clench.
- clinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- cohesion — If there is cohesion within a society, organization, or group, the different members fit together well and form a united whole.
- conchies — Plural form of conchy.
- cornhusk — the outer protective covering of an ear of maize; the chaff
- cowhands — Plural form of cowhand.
- crankish — mildly eccentric
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- crenshaw — a hybrid variety of melon with yellow skin and pale pink flesh
- crunches — Plural form of crunch.
- crushing — A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- cushions — Plural form of cushion.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- danishes — Plural form of danish.
- daphnias — Plural form of daphnia.
- darshana — any of the six principal systems of philosophy.
- deanship — Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: the dean of admissions. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the dean of men. the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deminish — Obsolete form of diminish.
- demonish — Like or characterisic of a demon; demonic.
- denglish — a variety of German containing a high proportion of English words
- dianthus — any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william