13-letter words containing h, a, c, i, e, n
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
- blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- cage fighting — Cage fighting is a type of organized violent fighting that takes place in an enclosed space.
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candidateship — candidature
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
- carve a niche — If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- casing hanger — A casing hanger is the part of a wellhead that supports the casing string.
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catechization — The act of catechizing.
- catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
- catheterizing — Present participle of catheterize.
- cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
- cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
- charter train — a train that has been chartered
- chastisements — severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- checkweighman — a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
- chicken adder — milk snake.
- chicken divan — a casserole of boned chicken breast, broccoli or asparagus spears, and cheese sauce
- chicken snake — rat snake
- chieftainship — the chief of a clan or a tribe.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children