13-letter words containing a, d, r, e
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- cannon fodder — If someone in authority regards people they are in charge of as cannon fodder, they do not care if these people are harmed or lost in the course of their work.
- cap-and-trade — denoting a scheme which allows companies with high greenhouse gas emissions to buy an emission allowance from companies which have fewer emissions, in a bid to reduce the overall impact to the environment
- cape coloured — (formerly, in South Africa) a racial classification under apartheid for people of mixed ethnic origin
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- caraway seeds — the pungent aromatic one-seeded fruit of the caraway plant, used in cooking and in medicine
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carbon credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
- card walloper — (jargon) An EDP programmer who grinds out batch programs that do things like print people's paychecks. Compare code grinder. See also punched card, eighty-column mind.
- cardiac cycle — one complete heartbeat, consisting of one contraction and relaxation of the heart.
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
- carrot-topped — having red hair
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- carte du jour — a menu listing dishes available on a particular day
- cartridge pen — a pen having a removable ink reservoir that is replaced when empty
- cascade range — a chain of mountains in the US and Canada: a continuation of the Sierra Nevada range from N California through Oregon and Washington to British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Rainier, 4392 m (14 408 ft)
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- casement door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- cash-strapped — If a person or organization is cash-strapped, they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need.
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- cat distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
- caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
- cd-read-write — Compact Disc Rewritable
- cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
- cedar waxwing — a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers
- cedarwood oil — an aromatic oil obtained from the wood of the red cedar and used in the manufacture of soaps, perfumes, and insecticides.
- center around — to have as a central point, focus of attention, etc.
- center spread — the pair of pages facing each other at the center of a magazine or newspaper, printed and made up as a single unit.
- central india — a former political agency in central India uniting various native states and subordinate agencies: now incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.
- centre spread — the pair of two facing pages in the middle of a magazine, newspaper, etc, often illustrated
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- ceramic oxide — a compound of oxygen with nonorganic material: recently discovered to act as a high-temperature superconductor
- chandernagore — a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)
- chandrasekhar — Subrahmanyan (ˌsʊbrəˈmænjən). 1910–95, US astronomer born in Lahore, India (now Pakistan). His work on stellar evolution led to an understanding of white dwarfs: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1983
- chapel de fer — a medieval open helmet, often having a broad brim for deflecting blows from above.
- characterised — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- charmed quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 1.0 to 1.6 GeV/c2, a positive charge that is 2⁄3 the charge of an electron, +1 charm, and zero strangeness
- chasse gardee — a private hunting preserve.