8-Letter Words Starting With CH

Here's the list of all the 581 8-Letter Words Starting With CH in the English Language.

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children
1. a young person of either sex
2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
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chemical
1. relating to or used in chemistry
2. of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
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changing
1. marked by continuous change or effective action
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checkout
1. the act of inspecting or verifying
2. the latest time for vacating a hotel room
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chairman
1. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
2. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
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channels
1. official routes of communication
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champion
1. someone who has won first place in a competition
2. someone who fights for a cause
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charming
1. pleasing or delighting
2. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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chandler
1. a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
2. a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
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charcoal
1. a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
2. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
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cheating
1. a deception for profit to yourself
2. not faithful to a spouse or lover
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chloride
1. any compound containing a chlorine atom
2. any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)
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checksum
1. a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
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chestnut
1. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
2. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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chlorine
1. a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
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chatting
1. talk socially without exchanging too much information
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chromium
1. a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
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cheerful
1. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
2. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
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chilling
1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
2. provoking fear or terror
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checkers
1. a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
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chatroom
1. a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
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chaplain
1. a clergyman ministering to some institution
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chainsaw
1. portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain
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charisma
1. a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
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chipping
1. the act of chipping something
2. break off (a piece from a whole)
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cheering
1. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
2. providing freedom from worry
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childish
1. indicating a lack of maturity
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chenille
1. a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
2. a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
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chanting
1. the act of singing in a monotonous tone
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chastity
1. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
2. morality with respect to sexual relations
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chopping
1. cut into pieces with repeated blows
2. move suddenly
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chancery
1. a court with jurisdiction in equity
2. an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
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churning
1. moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
2. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
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chewable
1. able to be chewed or cut
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chipotle
1. a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking
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chivalry
1. courtesy towards women
2. the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
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chipmunk
1. a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
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chimeric
1. being or relating to or like a chimera
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chateaux
1. an impressive country house (or castle) in France
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christen
1. administer baptism to
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chillies
1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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chromate
1. any salt or ester of chromic acid
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chlorite
1. a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
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chiseled
1. having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
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chickpea
1. the seed of the chickpea plant
2. Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
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chugging
1. make a dull, explosive sound
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chambray
1. a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
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chutzpah
1. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
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cherubim
1. a sweet innocent baby
2. an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
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chimaera
1. a grotesque product of the imagination
2. a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
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chunking
1. (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
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chelated
1. relating to or characterized by chelation
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8-Letter Words Starting With CH