13-letter words containing c, h, e, d
- chandrasekhar — Subrahmanyan (ˌsʊbrəˈmænjən). 1910–95, US astronomer born in Lahore, India (now Pakistan). His work on stellar evolution led to an understanding of white dwarfs: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1983
- chapel de fer — a medieval open helmet, often having a broad brim for deflecting blows from above.
- characterised — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- charmed quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 1.0 to 1.6 GeV/c2, a positive charge that is 2⁄3 the charge of an electron, +1 charm, and zero strangeness
- chasse gardee — a private hunting preserve.
- chateau d'eau — an architecturally treated fountain or cistern.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- cheddar gorge — a pass through the Mendip Hills renowned for its stalactitic caverns and rare limestone flora
- cheese spread — a processed cheese of smooth and spreadable consistency.
- chef-d'oeuvre — a masterpiece
- chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
- chemin de fer — a gambling game, a variation of baccarat
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- chesterfields — Plural form of chesterfield.
- chicago ridge — a town in NE Illinois.
- chicken adder — milk snake.
- chicken divan — a casserole of boned chicken breast, broccoli or asparagus spears, and cheese sauce
- chicken-fried — (of meats, esp steak) coated in seasoned flour and pan-fried
- child benefit — In Britain, child benefit is an amount of money paid weekly by the state to families for each of their children.
- child cruelty — cruelty directed against children
- child process — (operating system) A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child version — (system management) In change management, a configuration item derived by altering another item (its parent version).
- child welfare — social work and services aimed at insuring the welfare of children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- childlessness — The state of being childless.
- childlikeness — the character of being like a child
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
- chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
- chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
- choreographed — You describe an activity involving several people as choreographed when it is arranged but is intended to appear natural.
- chowderheaded — like a chowderhead; foolish
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- chromic oxide — a bright-green crystalline powder, Cr 2 O 3 , insoluble in water: used in metallurgy and as the pigment chrome green.
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- chuckleheaded — a stupid person; blockhead.
- church parade — a parade by servicemen or members of a uniformed organization for the purposes of attending religious services
- churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-mouthed — Someone who is close-mouthed about something does not say much about it.