13-letter words containing h, a, n, m, i
- benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
- callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
- camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chairmanships — Plural form of chairmanship.
- 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.
- championships — Plural form of championship.
- changing room — A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.
- chapman stick — an electronically amplified musical instrument with ten or twelve strings and a fretted neck, which is played by striking the strings against the frets with the fingers
- chastisements — severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
- 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
- chimney place — an open hearth.
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- chymification — the process of turning into chyme
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- companionhood — companionship
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- deemphasizing — Present participle of deemphasize.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- diiodomethane — methylene iodide.
- dimethylamine — a colourless strong-smelling gas produced from ammonia and methanol, used to produce many industrial and pharmaceutical chemicals
- diphenylamine — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble benzene derivative, C 12 H 11 N, used chiefly in the preparation of various dyes, as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose propellants, and for the detection of oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry.
- disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
- disharmonized — Simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.