13-letter words containing c, h, u, t, n
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- nightclubbing — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
- no such thing — You can say there is no such thing as something to emphasize that it does not exist or is not possible.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist
- north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
- not much chop — not much good; poor
- not much of a — If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.
- nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
- one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- patch pumpkin — pumpkin
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- puritan ethic — work ethic.
- rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short account — the account of a short seller.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
- the conscious — that part of one's mental activity of which one is fully aware at any given time
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- think much of — to have a high opinion of
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- 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.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- 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
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.