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16-letter words containing c, h, r, e, s, a

  • chancellorsville — hamlet in NE Va. (now called Chancellor): site of a Civil War battle (May, 1863) won by Confederate forces
  • channel crossing — a crossing of the English Channel
  • channel islander — a person who comes from one of the Channel Islands
  • character sketch — a brief description or portrayal of a person's character, qualities, etc
  • character string — a series of characters that can be manipulated as a group, but do not necessarily represent anything
  • characterisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of characterization.
  • characteristical — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
  • chargeable asset — any asset that can give rise to assessment for capital gains tax on its disposal. Exempt assets include principal private residences, cars, investments held in a personal equity plan, and government securities
  • charitable trust — a trust set up for the benefit of a charity that complies with the regulations of the Charity Commissioners to enable it to be exempt from paying income tax
  • charles chandler — Charles Frederick, 1836–1925, U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert.
  • charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
  • chase the dragon — to smoke opium or heroin
  • chatsworth house — a mansion near Bakewell in Derbyshire: seat of the Dukes of Devonshire; built (1687–1707) in the classical style
  • chattel personal — an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, domestic animals, etc
  • chattering class — well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.
  • cheddar (cheese) — a variety of hard, smooth cheese, mild to very sharp
  • chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
  • chest of drawers — A chest of drawers is a low, flat piece of furniture with drawers in which you keep clothes and other things.
  • chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
  • children's panel — (in Scotland) a group of representatives of relevant agencies, with the power to deal with a child under sixteen who is in criminal or family trouble. Its hearings are private and replace most of the functions of juvenile courts
  • chilean firebush — South American shrub with scarlet flowers
  • chinese calendar — the former calendar of China, in which the year consisted of 12 lunar months with an intercalary month added seven times every 19 years to reconcile the lunar year of 354 days with the solar year of 365 days, time being reckoned in 60-year cycles with the first cycle dating from 2637 b.c.
  • chinese shar-pei — Shar-Pei.
  • chinese wisteria — a high-climbing Chinese vine, Wisteria sinensis, of the legume family, having hanging clusters of fragrant, bluish-violet flowers and long, velvety pods.
  • cholecystography — radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium
  • cholesterolaemia — the presence of abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood
  • christmas beetle — any of various greenish-gold Australian scarab beetles of the genus Anoplognathus, which are common in summer
  • christmas dinner — the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
  • christmas hamper — a collection of seasonal delicacies, often housed in a wicker hamper, which people or organizations give as Christmas presents
  • chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
  • chryselephantine — (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory
  • chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
  • clackmannanshire — a council area and historical county of central Scotland; became part of the Central region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1996; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Alloa. Pop: 47 680 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
  • clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
  • cluster headache — a type of recurrent headache characterized by sudden onset and intense pain on one side of the face near the eye
  • concertina crash — a collision in which vehicle after vehicle hits the one ahead in a sequence of events triggered by the first car crash
  • considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
  • contour feathers — feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird and determine the outer contour, including the wing and tail feathers
  • corned beef hash — a dish consisting of corned beef chopped and mixed together with mashed potatoes and various other ingredients, then fried
  • cornhusker state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
  • corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
  • cowichan sweater — a heavy sweater of grey, unbleached wool with distinctive designs that were originally black-and-white but are now sometimes coloured: knitted originally by Cowichan Indians in British Columbia
  • craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
  • crash test dummy — a dummy used in crash tests
  • crossbow archery — the sport of shooting with a crossbow
  • crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
  • cut one's throat — to bring about one's own ruin
  • dark-side hacker — (jargon, legal)   A criminal or malicious hacker; a cracker. From George Lucas's Darth Vader, "seduced by the dark side of the Force". The implication that hackers form a sort of elite of technological Jedi Knights is intended. Opposite: samurai.
  • darwin's finches — the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution
  • dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
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