14-letter words containing c, h, a
- anaglyphoscope — a pair of spectacles for viewing an anaglyph.
- anal character — Psychoanalysis. a group of personality traits including meticulousness, compulsiveness, and rigidity, believed to be associated with excessive preoccupation with the anal phase as a child, with effects lingering into adulthood.
- analogue watch — a watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial
- anamorphoscope — an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis
- anchorage dues — money paid so that a ship can anchor somewhere
- anchoritically — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- ancient lights — the legal right to receive, by a particular window or windows, adequate and unobstructed daylight
- androcephalous — having a human head
- anesthetically — In an anesthetic manner.
- angle of pitch — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.
- anglican chant — a harmonized, strictly metrical chant to which canticles, psalms, and other liturgical texts are sung in the Anglican Church.
- anglo-catholic — The Anglo-Catholic part of the Church of England, or of the churches related to it, is the part whose beliefs and practices are similar to those of the Catholic Church.
- anisic alcohol — a colorless liquid, the para form of C 8 H 10 O 2 , having a hawthornlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- antaphrodisiac — Capable of reducing the sex drive.
- anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
- anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
- anthropopathic — Of or relating to anthropopathy.
- anthropophobic — relating to the fear of people and human companionship
- anti-alcoholic — opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
- antiarrhythmic — a drug that corrects irregular heartbeat
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
- antihistaminic — relating to antihistamines
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antihumanistic — being opposed to humanism
- antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antipathetical — Antipathetic, with antipathy, without caring.
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antiphonically — in an antiphonal or antiphonic manner
- antiphrastical — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
- antipsychiatry — an approach to mental disorders that makes use of concepts derived from existentialism, psychoanalysis, and sociological theory
- antipsychotics — Plural form of antipsychotic.
- antisyphilitic — acting against syphilis
- antitechnology — opposed to technology or the use of technological devices
- antithetically — in an antithetical way
- antithrombotic — preventing the formation of blood clots
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- apocryphalness — the quality of being apocryphal
- apophthegmatic — Alternative form of apothegmatic.
- apothecary jar — a small, covered jar, formerly used by druggists to hold pharmaceuticals, now chiefly in household use to hold spices, candies, cosmetics, etc., and sometimes decorated, as a lamp base or flower vase.
- apothegmatical — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
- approach light — one of a series of lights installed along the projected centerline of an airport runway to assist a pilot in aligning the aircraft during the approach to landing at night.
- approach march — a route followed when approaching a mountain
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- arachidic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 40 O 2 , obtained from peanut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants, plastics, and waxes.
- arachnodactyly — A condition in which the fingers and hands are abnormally long and slender.
- arachnological — relating to arachnology