ch
chain; chains.
ch
1 AmericanSurveying, Civil Engineering.
ch.
2
American
abbreviation
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chaplain.
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chapter.
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Chess. check.
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chief.
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child; children.
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church.
Ch.
3
American
abbreviation
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Chaldean.
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Chaldee.
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Television. channel.
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chapter.
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Château.
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Chess. check.
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China.
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Chinese.
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church.
c.h.
4
American
abbreviation
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candle hours.
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clearinghouse.
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courthouse.
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custom house.
ch.
1
British
abbreviation
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chain (unit of measure)
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chapter
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chess check
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chief
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church
CH
2
British
abbreviation
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Companion of Honour (a Brit title)
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Switzerland (international car registration)
ch
3
British
abbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of CH
(sense 2) from French Confédération Helvétique
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She has trouble sounding out "ch" and "g" sounds, and often gets them muddled up, so instead of saying "chair", Ivy will say, "gair".
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
The beginning ch sound is "sh," as in Chicago.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2021
Is that an ah or an ae, a ch or a k?
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019
Listen to McGowan talk about the tweets in an interview with EW Live on SiriusXM ch.
From Time ● Jun. 25, 2015
Never before had a reference of his to Shakespeare’s hallowed Hamlet been ignored and trampled upon with su ch rude indifference.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
P takes P, Q to Q 8: ch., followed by 9.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
A number of passages from the Fathers describing the immorality of these heretics are referred to by Cave, Primitive Christianity, part ii. ch. v.800.Epiphanius,
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
To call the Church ἀνήρ would be highly incongruous, in view of ch. v.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay
Clement quoted, ch. ix. passim, and on pp.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover
II, ch. —, calls the importation of cattle from Ireland a common nuisance.
From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by John Hely Hutchinson
I scanned the lines, “Henry and Ribsy, July 21, 1991, Ch. 2, 3, 4 & 5, 1.5 hours.”
From Slate ● May 13, 2020
Nearly 2,600 dogs are competing, and they all carry the abbreviation "Ch." before their names -- it stands for champion, since every dog at Madison Square Garden has already been a winner somewhere.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2011
Nearly 2,600 dogs are competing in 179 breeds and varieties, and they all carry the abbreviation "Ch." before their names.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2011
Everyone felt that it might be an awful break but was relieved when the Ch. added, "about the aquatic contests on the Thames," referring to some incident in the races years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Examine some sodium chloride, NaCl, before the Bp. on Ch. f.
From The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis by Frederick Hutton Getman
The campaign will also entail a billboard for the first time since CH Distillery took over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The structure and mechanics of the CH arrangement have been disclosed in public filings and prior earnings calls,” StepStone spokesperson Maggie Duffy told Barron’s in an email Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Jōtō Sushi – Inside CH Distillery — the home of Chicago’s infamous Malört — you’ll find Jōtō Sushi.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025
The plaintiffs, who are identified in the lawsuit just by the initials CH, DC and JL, attended Rosemead High between 2005 and 2011.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
Libby determined that the rate at which cosmic rays create CH is roughly equal to the rate at which it decays.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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