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13-letter words containing a, c, e, t, y

  • cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
  • cetyl alcohol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 16 H 34 O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • character key — key
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • charter party — charter (def 5).
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
  • cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
  • chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
  • chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
  • chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
  • chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
  • chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
  • cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
  • clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
  • cobalt yellow — aureolin.
  • coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
  • collate-rally — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
  • collaterality — the state of being collateral
  • come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • commemoratory — commemorative (def 1).
  • commerciality — commercial quality or character; ability to produce a profit: Distributors were concerned about the film's commerciality compared with last year's successful pictures.
  • commutatively — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
  • company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
  • comparatively — in a comparative manner
  • complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
  • complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
  • complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
  • conceptuality — a conceptualization
  • concert party — a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
  • concretionary — formed by concretion; consisting of concreted matter or masses.
  • confectionary — a place where confections are kept or made
  • confraternity — a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
  • conjecturally — of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
  • connotatively — the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”. the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.
  • considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
  • constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
  • constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
  • contextuality — (uncountable) The condition of being contextual.
  • continentally — of or of the nature of a continent.
  • contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
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