13-letter words containing a, h, e, r
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- class teacher — a teacher who teaches a class
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- cleaner tooth — a saw tooth for cleaning loose chips from a kerf.
- clear channel — a radio broadcast channel cleared for long-distance broadcasting during nighttime hours.
- clear the air — to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clishmaclaver — idle talk; gossip
- clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- cochleariform — having a spoon shape
- coinheritance — joint inheritance
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- colomb-bechar — former name of Béchar.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- cooper's hawk — a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
- corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
- cotton mather — Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- counterthreat — an opposing or retaliatory threat
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- coxwell chair — Cogswell chair.
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- crackle china — porcelain or pottery with intentional crazing
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- crash barrier — A crash barrier is a strong low fence built along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway in order to prevent accidents.
- creme fraiche — Crème fraiche is a type of thick, slightly sour cream.
- cross the bar — to die
- cross-channel — Cross-Channel travel is travel across the English Channel, especially by boat.