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14-letter words containing c, o, e, h, r

  • sherry cobbler — a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.
  • sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
  • shock absorber — a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring-mounted object from shock.
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • smoker's cough — a chronic cough caused by smoking.
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
  • soldier orchid — a European orchid, Orchis militaris, having pale purple flowers with a four-lobed lower lip
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • southern cross — Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
  • southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
  • southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
  • spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
  • sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
  • spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
  • spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
  • spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
  • starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • stick together — be united
  • stoichiometric — of or relating to stoichiometry.
  • streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • summer clothes — light clothes which are suitable for summer
  • supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
  • synchronoscope — synchroscope.
  • technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
  • terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
  • terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
  • tetrachotomous — divided into four parts
  • the archeozoic — the Archean (see phrase under Archean)
  • the charioteer — the constellation Auriga
  • the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
  • the cretaceous — the Cretaceous period or rock system
  • the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • the true cross — the cross on which Christ was crucified, supposed relics of which were venerated by Christians in the middle ages
  • theocentricity — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
  • therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
  • thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
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