16-letter words containing e, n, h, a
- concertina crash — a collision in which vehicle after vehicle hits the one ahead in a sequence of events triggered by the first car crash
- considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
- contour feathers — feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird and determine the outer contour, including the wing and tail feathers
- convector heater — A convector heater is a heater that heats a room by means of hot air.
- coping mechanism — something a person does to deal with a difficult situation
- corned beef hash — a dish consisting of corned beef chopped and mixed together with mashed potatoes and various other ingredients, then fried
- cornelian cherry — a flowering tree of the dogwood family Cornus mas
- cornhusker state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
- corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
- counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
- covariant theory — the principle that physical laws have the same form and interrelations in any system of coordinates in which they are expressed.
- cowichan sweater — a heavy sweater of grey, unbleached wool with distinctive designs that were originally black-and-white but are now sometimes coloured: knitted originally by Cowichan Indians in British Columbia
- craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
- curtain-twitcher — a person who likes to watch unobserved what other people are doing
- cut one's throat — to bring about one's own ruin
- cyclohexamantane — (chemistry) A certain diamondoid, C26H30.
- dark of the moon — the period during which the moon is not visible.
- darwin's finches — the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution
- darwinian theory — Darwin's theory of evolution, which holds that all species of plants and animals developed from earlier forms by hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive generations, and that natural selection determines which forms will survive
- data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
- database machine — (hardware) A computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data from a database. It is specially designed for database access and is coupled to the main (front-end) computer(s) by a high-speed channel. This contrasts with a database server, which is a computer in a local area network that holds a database. The database machine is tightly coupled to the main CPU, whereas the database server is loosely coupled via the network.
- dealcoholization — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- dear john letter — a letter from someone (esp to a man) breaking off a love affair
- dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
- debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
- dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
- deep in the past — long ago
- deep-sea fishing — the activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea
- dehumidification — Dehumidification is the removal of vapor from a gas-vapor mixture.
- dental hygienist — a dentist's assistant skilled in dental hygiene
- deoxyhaemoglobin — (biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen.
- devonshire cream — clotted cream.
- dextromethorphan — (pharmaceutical drug) An antitussive drug (a cough suppressant) that is found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
- diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
- dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
- dimethoxymethane — methylal.
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- disenfranchising — Present participle of disenfranchise.
- disestablishment — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- dishonorableness — The property of being dishonorable.
- district heating — a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- down at the heel — with the heels of one's shoes in need of repair
- drainage channel — a channel along which drained water flows away
- draw the longbow — to exaggerate in telling something
- dredging machine — dredge1 (def 1).