13-letter words containing c, h, o, s
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chosen people — any of various peoples believing themselves to be chosen by God, esp the Jews
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- chrisom child — a baptized child that dies in its first month.
- christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromatograms — Plural form of chromatogram.
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chromhidrosis — the secretion of pigmented sweat.
- chromosomally — With reference to chromosomes.
- chromospheres — Plural form of chromosphere.
- chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
- chronokinesis — (science fiction) The ability to manipulate time relevant to oneself.
- chrysocarpous — bearing golden-yellow fruit.
- chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- church school — A church school is a school which has a special relationship with a particular branch of the Christian church, and where there is strong emphasis on worship and the teaching of religion.
- churchpersons — Plural form of churchperson.
- chylophyllous — having fleshy leaves, as certain desert plants.
- cinchonaceous — relating to cinchona
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- cleistothecia — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- clistothecium — cleistothecium.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- 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
- close to home — affecting sb personally
- 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.
- clothes brush — a brush used to remove dust, fluff, dirt, etc from clothes
- clothes horse — A clothes horse is a folding frame used inside someone's house to hang washing on while it dries.
- clothes-horse — Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably.
- clothes-press — a piece of furniture for storing clothes, usually containing wide drawers and a cabinet
- clothesbasket — a basket for holding and carrying laundry.
- clotheshorses — Plural form of clotheshorse.
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- coach station — A coach station is an area or a building which coaches leave from or arrive at on regular journeys.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- cohesive soil — sticky soil such as clay or clayey silt whose strength depends on the surface tension of capillary water
- cold shoulder — If one person gives another the cold shoulder, they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away.