5-Letter Words That Start With: CHO

• 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

• a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

• a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

• breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

• be too tight; rub or press

• wring the neck of

• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

• check or slow down the action or effect of

• become or cause to become obstructed

• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• reduce the air supply

• cause to retch or choke

• the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

• chew noisily or vigorously

• A chicken, especially a hen.

• A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking.

• A fool.

• A call made to chickens.

• informal terms for a meal

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

• the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

• a small cut of meat including part of a rib

• a jaw

• a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

• a grounder that bounces high in the air

• cut into pieces with repeated blows

• move suddenly

• form or shape by chopping

• strike sharply, as in some sports

• cut with a hacking tool

• hit sharply

• a straight line connecting two points on a curve

• a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

• play chords on (a stringed instrument)

• bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• select as an alternative over another

• see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

• a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony

• a family of similar musical instrument playing together

• the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave

• sing in a choir