CHO

noun
Elementary
1

Initialism of chief happiness officer: a person employed to improve employees' morale.

2

Initialism of chief health officer.

3

Acronym of Chinese hamster ovary (only used attributively as an adjective).

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

More Elementary words starting with “C

Browse other words in the same learning bracket as CHO.

Browse the dictionary A–Z