13-letter words containing c, h, r, e, s, t
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- cheese grater — an implement for grating cheese
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chemistry set — equipment and chemicals that enable a child to do experiments
- cheshire east — a unitary authority in NW England. Administrative centre: Sandbach. Pop: 358 900 (2008 est). Area: 1160 sq km (448 sq miles)
- chest freezer — a freezer shaped like a chest with a door that opens by lifting up
- chester white — a variety of large, white hog
- chesterfields — Plural form of chesterfield.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- choker-setter — (in logging) a worker whose job is to fasten a choker to logs.
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chrematistics — Study of wealth.
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- class teacher — a teacher who teaches a class
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- 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.
- 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
- clotheshorses — Plural form of clotheshorse.
- collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
- come up short — disappoint
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- contour sheet — a bed sheet designed to fit snugly over a mattress or the like, often having elastic material to hold down the corners.
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- counterthrust — an opposing or retaliatory thrust, esp in warfare or combat sports
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- creosote bush — a shrub, Larrea (or Covillea) tridentata of the western US and Mexico, that has resinous leaves with an odour resembling creosote, and can live for many thousands of years: family Zygophyllaceae