13-letter words containing h, a, l, e, c
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- authentically — not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- baal merodach — Marduk.
- bachelor flat — a flat lived in, or intended for a bachelor
- bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
- bachelor seal — a young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated
- bachelorettes — Plural form of bachelorette.
- balance shaft — a shaft in a vehicle engine that is designed to reduce the amount of vibration from other moving parts as it rotates
- balance sheet — A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing. Balance sheet is also used to refer to the general financial state of a company.
- balance wheel — a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece, thereby regulating its beat
- ball the jack — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- ballet school — a school where professional ballet dancers are trained
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- basic english — a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language
- bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
- beached whale — large sea mammal stranded on shore
- beacon school — a notably successful school whose methods and practices are brought to the attention of the education service as a whole in order that they may be adopted by other schools
- bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
- big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
- biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
- black panther — (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
- black-hearted — evil, malicious, or wicked
- blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
- blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
- bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bulkhead deck — the uppermost continuous deck in the hull of a vessel, forming watertight compartments with the main transverse bulkheads.
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- calabash tree — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
- call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
- call the turn — to predict successfully
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
- capsule shell — A capsule shell is an outer skin in which a medicinal substance is contained.
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.