13-letter words containing e, r, c, h, t
- 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.
- 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
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- 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.
- 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
- crime-fighter — any person, as a law-enforcement officer or government official, who works to prevent crime or to enforce criminal laws.
- cross the bar — to die
- 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.
- cruel-hearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- cruiserweight — A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- culture clash — a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values
- culture shock — Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- cyberthriller — A thriller whose plot hinges on cyberspace.
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- death chamber — a room in which someone has died
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- dimmer switch — A dimmer switch is an electrical switch which turns off the full beam of a headlamp and turns on the low beam.
- dimmer-switch — a person or thing that dims.
- direct method — a technique of foreign-language teaching in which only the target language is used, little instruction is given concerning formal rules of grammar, and language use is often elicited in situational contexts.
- direct speech — actual words spoken, not quoted or reported
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
- electrochemic — electrochemical
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophilic — (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.