12-letter words containing e, n, c, h, r
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
- broken-check — a check pattern in which the rectangular shapes are slightly irregular.
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- candleholder — a candlestick
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
- center punch — a steel punch for marking a spot where a hole is to be drilled
- center wheel — the wheel driving the minute and hour hands of a timepiece.
- centre punch — a small steel tool with a conical tip used to punch a small indentation at the location of the centre of a hole to be drilled
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chances are… — it is likely (that)…
- chandeliered — having a chandelier
- change color — to become pale
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerfulness — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- cheerishness — cheerfulness
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc