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13-letter words containing a, n, h, e, l

  • big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
  • biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
  • black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
  • black panther — (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
  • blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
  • blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
  • blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
  • blanket sheet — a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
  • bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
  • breechloading — loaded at the breech.
  • bronze whaler — a shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus, of southern Australian waters, having a bronze-coloured back
  • bull elephant — an adult male elephant
  • bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
  • call the turn — to predict successfully
  • callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
  • candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
  • candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
  • capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
  • carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
  • carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
  • caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
  • cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
  • casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
  • catch oneself — to hold oneself back abruptly from saying or doing something
  • catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
  • cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
  • 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
  • chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
  • chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
  • challengeable — a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
  • challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
  • chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
  • chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • changefulness — Propensity to change.
  • channel black — the soot of a natural gas flame, used in paints; fine carbon.
  • channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
  • charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
  • charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
  • charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
  • charter plane — a plane that has been chartered
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
  • chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
  • cheval screen — a fire screen, usually with a cloth panel, having supports at the ends and mounted on legs.
  • child rearing — the activity of rearing children
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