13-letter words containing c, l, e, a, n, s
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- cakes and ale — the good things of life; worldly pleasures
- calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
- call sb names — If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you.
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- caltanissetta — a city in central Sicily: sulphur mines. Pop: 61 438 (2001)
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
- cap and bells — the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
- capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
- capstan table — drum table.
- capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catch oneself — to hold oneself back abruptly from saying or doing something
- causelessness — the quality or state of having no cause or reason
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- ceaselessness — the quality of being uninterrupted or not stopping
- cellar fungus — a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.
- centenionalis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as the 100th part of a solidus, later greatly debased.
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central falls — a city in NE Rhode Island.
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centricalness — the situation or quality of being centrical
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- ceremonialism — A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
- changefulness — Propensity to change.
- charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
- chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
- cheval screen — a fire screen, usually with a cloth panel, having supports at the ends and mounted on legs.
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.