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13-letter words containing e, c, h, i

  • cochleariform — having a spoon shape
  • codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
  • cohesive soil — sticky soil such as clay or clayey silt whose strength depends on the surface tension of capillary water
  • coinheritance — joint inheritance
  • colleagueship — workplace companionship
  • collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
  • collieshangie — a quarrel
  • column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
  • come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
  • come out with — If you come out with a remark, especially a surprising one, you make it.
  • come to light — to be revealed
  • commandership — a person who commands.
  • committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
  • compiled html — (filename extension)   A Microsoft file format for distributing a collection of HTML files, along with their associated images, sounds, etc., as a single compressed archive file. Microsoft use this format for Windows HTML Help files. Most chms include a project (.hhp) file listing the included files and basic settings, a contents (.hhc) file, an index (.hhk) file, html files, and, optionally, image files. Users view chms with hh.exe, the HTML Help viewer installed with Internet Explorer. Filename extension: .chm.
  • complete with — If one thing comes complete with another, it has that thing as an extra or additional part.
  • comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
  • comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
  • computer chip — a small integrated circuit of a kind used in computers
  • concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
  • confessorship — the office or function of a confessor
  • conidiophores — Plural form of conidiophore.
  • coniferophyte — (biology) conifer.
  • containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
  • copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
  • copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
  • copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
  • cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
  • cosmothetical — cosmothetic
  • cough and die — (jargon)   barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
  • cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.
  • council house — In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.
  • counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
  • counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
  • counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
  • counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
  • counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
  • countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
  • court hearing — an official meeting held in court
  • cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.
  • coxwell chair — Cogswell chair.
  • crackle china — porcelain or pottery with intentional crazing
  • crash barrier — A crash barrier is a strong low fence built along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway in order to prevent accidents.
  • credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
  • creme fraiche — Crème fraiche is a type of thick, slightly sour cream.
  • crime-fighter — any person, as a law-enforcement officer or government official, who works to prevent crime or to enforce criminal laws.
  • crosschecking — Present participle of crosscheck.
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