13-letter words containing a, i, r, h, e
- berbice chair — large armchair with long arms that can be folded inwards to act as leg rests
- bibliographer — an expert in bibliography
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- binary search — (algorithm) A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
- biobehavioral — of or relating to the application of biological methods and ideas to the study of behavior in an attempt to understand emotions and reactions in terms of brain and physiological function.
- biogeographer — a person who is knowledgeable about biogeography
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- breathe again — to feel relief
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- breidha fjord — an inlet of Denmark Strait on the NW coast of Iceland.
- bridal shower — a party, held for a woman before her wedding, to which her friends bring gifts
- bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
- bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cape crawfish — an edible South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii.
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
- carve a niche — If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- cash receipts — the money a business receives from its customers over a specified period
- cash register — A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
- casing hanger — A casing hanger is the part of a wellhead that supports the casing string.
- cat's whisker — a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- catheterizing — Present participle of catheterize.
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- chamber music — Chamber music is classical music written for a small number of instruments.
- chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.