13-letter words containing h, a, v, e, c
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
- silvichemical — any of a number of chemicals derived from a tree.
- superachiever — someone who achieves more than most; high achiever
- the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
- thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- valence-shell — an electron of an atom, located in the outermost shell (valence shell) of the atom, that can be transferred to or shared with another atom.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- vice-chairman — a member of a committee, board, group, etc., designated as immediately subordinate to a chairman and serving as such in the latter's absence; a person who acts for and assists a chairman.
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes