13-letter words containing c, h, i, a, n, t
- scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shack-tapping — the making of house-by-house visits to canvass.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- space heating — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- stamp machine — a machine used for stamping documents, as with the time, etc
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
- technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- telencephalic — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- the antarctic — Antarctica and the surrounding waters
- the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
- the ascension — the bodily ascent of Jesus into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection: Acts 1:9
- the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- the ediacaran — the Ediacaran period or rock system
- the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- twin camshaft — A twin camshaft is an arrangement of two parallel camshafts for each set of cylinders in an engine. Usually one operates the intake valve and the other the exhaust valve.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete