13-letter words containing e, y, s, r
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- by its nature — If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
- by yourselves — if you are by yourselves, or all by yourselves, you are alone
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- caraway seeds — the pungent aromatic one-seeded fruit of the caraway plant, used in cooking and in medicine
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- cement slurry — Cement slurry is a mixture of Portland cement, water, and additives.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- cesky terrier — a sturdy long-bodied short-legged variety of terrier with a wavy grey or light brown coat
- charles lyell — Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
- charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
- chemistry set — equipment and chemicals that enable a child to do experiments
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- co-presidency — the state or act of being co-president
- cocarboxylase — thiamine pyrophosphate
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- concessionary — A concessionary price is a special price which is lower than the normal one and which is often given to old people, students, and the unemployed.
- confessionary — of or relating to confession, especially auricular confession of sins.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- cookery stove — cookstove.
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- country blues — acoustic folk blues with a guitar accompaniment
- 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.
- country store — a general store, especially in a rural or resort area.
- countryperson — Someone who is from a countryside background.
- courtesy call — a formal visit