13-letter words containing c, u, r, d, h
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- 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
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
- round-cheeked — having plump cheeks
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- to hold court — If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- under hatches — below decks
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- unsepulchered — a tomb, grave, or burial place.