15-letter words containing a, n, t, h
- cannot help but — to be unable to do anything else except
- captain's chair — a hardwood armchair having a low, curved back, formed of a single rail supported by spindles, and a saddle seat
- carmarthenshire — a county of S Wales, formerly part of Dyfed (1974–96): on Carmarthen Bay, with the Cambrian Mountains in the N: generally agricultural (esp dairying). Administrative centre: Carmarthen. Pop: 176 000 (2003 est). Area: 2398 sq km (926 sq miles)
- catastrophising — Present participle of catastrophise.
- catastrophizing — Present participle of catastrophize.
- catch (on) fire — to begin burning; ignite
- catchment board — a public body concerned with the conservation and organization of water supply from a catchment area
- catharine wheel — Catherine wheel.
- catherine wheel — A Catherine wheel is a firework in the shape of a circle which spins round and round.
- catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
- catheterization — to introduce a catheter into.
- center halfback — Field Hockey. the player in the middle among the halfbacks.
- central heating — Central heating is a heating system for buildings. Air or water is heated in one place and travels round a building through pipes and radiators.
- chain lightning — lightning that zigzags across the sky
- chamber concert — a concert of chamber music
- champagne flute — a tall, thin champagne glass
- change of heart — a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
- channel captain — the most powerful member, and often the one that decides specifications, in a channel for distributing goods (which usually consists of a manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer). The channel captain is sometimes the manufacturer but in the case of a chain store it may be the retailer
- channel catfish — a food fish, Ictalurus punctatus, common in fresh waters throughout central U.S.
- chantilly-sauce — a town in N France, N of Paris: lace manufacture.
- character dance — a style of balletic folk dance that intends to give a sense of national character and color.
- charlatanically — In a charlatanic manner.
- charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
- charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- chatham islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, forming a county of South Island, New Zealand: consists of the main islands of Chatham, Pitt, and several rocky islets. Chief settlement: Waitangi. Pop: 609 (2006 est). Area: 963 sq km (372 sq miles)
- check guarantee — A check guarantee is any method, usually via a plastic card, that guarantees that a payment made by check will be honored by the account holder’s bank.
- chelating agent — a chemical compound that coordinates with a metal to form a chelate, often used to trap or remove heavy metal ions
- chemoattractant — a chemical substance that provokes chemotaxis, esp one that causes a bacterium to move in the direction in which its concentration is increasing
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
- chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
- chewing tobacco — tobacco, in the form of a plug, usually flavored, for chewing rather than smoking.
- chicken-hearted — easily frightened; cowardly
- chief assistant — the most important or top-ranking assistant to an official
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- child abduction — the crime of removing a child from its rightful home
- child battering — child abuse in the form of battering
- child restraint — a device used to protect a child in a motor vehicle
- child-battering — the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
- child-resistant — that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet.
- chiller cabinet — a cupboard or chest in a shop where chilled foods and drinks are displayed and kept cool
- chimney-pot hat — a high silk hat; top hat.
- chinese gelatin — agar (def 1).
- chinese lantern — a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper
- chinese mustard — brown mustard.
- chintz curtains — curtains made of chintz
- chocolate brown — a dark brown
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- chorda tendinea — any of the tendons extending from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves and preventing the valves from moving into the atria during ventricular contraction.
- chorioallantoic — relating to the chorioallantois