14-letter words containing a, r, c, h, i, t
- social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
- social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- st. catharines — a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada.
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- straight chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straight chair — a chair with a straight back, especially one that is unupholstered and has straight legs and straight arms or no arms.
- straight-chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
- straining arch — an arch for resisting thrusts, as in a flying buttress.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- take the chair — to preside as chairman for a meeting, etc
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- teacher's aide — A teacher's aide is a person who helps a teacher in a school classroom but who is not a qualified teacher.
- teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
- technical area — the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play
- thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- the archeozoic — the Archean (see phrase under Archean)
- the charioteer — the constellation Auriga
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- the resistance — an illegal organization fighting for national liberty in a country under enemy occupation, esp in France during World War II
- the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria