12-letter words containing a, s, h, i, e, r
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- blatherskite — a talkative silly person
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- by-a-whisker — whiskers, a beard.
- camel's hair — the hair of the camel
- camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catheterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catheterize.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- characteries — Plural form of charactery.
- characterise — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterism — the description of character
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly