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16-letter words containing c, i, r, h

  • ward christensen — (person)   The inventor of XMODEM and of the BBS. Ward did physics in college and programmed mainframes for IBM. Ward and friend Randy Suess set up their BBS on first on 1978-02-16 in Chicago. It ran on an S-100 computer with 64k RAM and two single-sided 8" 250kB diskettes.
  • water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
  • western sandwich — a sandwich with a western omelet for a filling.
  • wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
  • white rhinoceros — an African rhinoceros, Diceros simus, having two horns on the nose
  • whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
  • whited sepulchre — hypocrite
  • wiener schnitzel — Viennese Cookery. a breaded veal cutlet, variously seasoned or garnished.
  • winchester rifle — a type of magazine rifle, first made in about 1866.
  • windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
  • with due respect — with deserved esteem
  • without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
  • without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
  • x-ray technician — a technician who specializes in taking and processing x-rays, especially in a hospital or clinic.
  • yachting regatta — a sailing competition
  • yellow pikeperch — the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
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