5-Letter Words That Start With: CH

• a written order directing a bank to pay money

• an appraisal of the state of affairs

• the bill in a restaurant

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of inspecting or verifying

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• make an examination or investigation

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• slow the growth or development of

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• consign for shipment on a vehicle

• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• decline to initiate betting

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• place into check

• write out a check on a bank account

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• verify by consulting a source or authority

• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

• make cracks or chinks in

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• young bird especially of domestic fowl

• informal terms for a (young) woman

• informal terms for a meal

• the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

• a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

• throw carelessly

• throw away

• pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• annoy continually or chronically

• requiring much chewing

• (of a consistency) requiring chewing

• a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

• as completely as possible

• secure with chocks

• support on chocks

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

• be silly or tease one another

• blow hard and loudly

• annoy continually or chronically