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

  • 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.
  • core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
  • corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
  • corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
  • cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
  • cosmothetical — cosmothetic
  • cotton mather — Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
  • 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.
  • counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
  • counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
  • counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
  • countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
  • counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
  • counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
  • countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
  • counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
  • counterthreat — an opposing or retaliatory threat
  • counterthrust — an opposing or retaliatory thrust, esp in warfare or combat sports
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • croquembouche — a French dessert consisting of a cone-shaped mound of small cream puffs glazed with caramelized sugar
  • 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.
  • crotch rocket — a high-speed, high-performance motorcycle characterized by an aerodynamic body shape which requires or encourages the driver to lean forward
  • 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.
  • cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • 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.
  • cup of elijah — Elijah's cup.
  • 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
  • cyanoethylate — to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into
  • cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
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