13-letter words containing c, r, o, s, h, e
- 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.
- 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
- cross the bar — to die
- cross-benches — (in the UK parliament) an area for members who are not allied to a particular party
- cross-channel — Cross-Channel travel is travel across the English Channel, especially by boat.
- crossbenchers — Plural form of crossbencher.
- crosschecking — Present participle of crosscheck.
- crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cuckoo shrike — any Old World tropical songbird of the family Campephagidae, typically having a strong notched bill, long rounded tail, and pointed wings
- cuckoo-shrike — any of numerous Old World passerine birds of the family Campephagidae, certain species of which superficially resemble cuckoos and have hooked bills like shrikes.
- culture shock — Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
- cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- dodecahedrons — Plural form of dodecahedron.
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- ethnocentrism — The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
- ethnohistoric — relating to ethnohistory
- express coach — a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- feeder school — a junior school whose pupils go to a specific secondary school
- flesh-colored — Something that is flesh-colored is yellowish pink in color.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- for chrissake — for Christ's sake
- forcing house — a place where growth or maturity (as of fruit, animals, etc) is artificially hastened
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
- french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- global search — a word-processing operation in which a complete computer file or set of files is searched for every occurrence of a particular word or other sequence of characters
- glucochlorose — chloralose.
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred