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13-letter words containing c, a, y, e, n

  • branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
  • buoyant force — the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force (buoyant force) equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
  • by any chance — You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
  • by contraries — contrary to what is expected
  • café coronary — a fatal choking condition brought on when food, dentures, etc. lodge in a person's throat while he or she is eating: it is often misinterpreted as a heart attack
  • calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
  • calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
  • canary yellow — Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
  • candidate key — (database)   One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
  • candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
  • candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
  • candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
  • cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
  • carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
  • caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
  • caution money — a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
  • centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
  • centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
  • century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
  • cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
  • challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
  • chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
  • chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
  • cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
  • chimney place — an open hearth.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
  • chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
  • cinco de mayo — May 5, anniversary of the victory of Mexico over French forces at Puebla in 1862: observed by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
  • cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
  • circumjacency — the state of being circumjacent
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
  • cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
  • cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
  • close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
  • close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
  • cockney bream — a young snapper fish
  • come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
  • commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
  • common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
  • company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
  • company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
  • complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
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