13-letter words containing h, e, r, c
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breeches buoy — a ring-shaped life buoy with a support in the form of a pair of short breeches, in which a person is suspended for safe transfer from a ship
- breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- brie (cheese) — a ripened soft, white cheese made in France, or a similar cheese made elsewhere
- broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- butcher block — designating or of a thick slab made by gluing together strips of hardwood, as maple or oak, used for counter and table tops, etc.
- butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butcher paper — heavy, moisture-resistant paper, as used for wrapping meat.
- butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
- butcher's saw — a type of hacksaw used especially by butchers for cutting through meat and bones.
- cache storage — cache (def 3).
- calabash tree — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
- call the turn — to predict successfully
- camphoraceous — similar to camphor
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cape crawfish — an edible South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii.
- cape hatteras — a promontory off the E coast of North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, which is situated between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic: known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its danger to shipping
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- 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
- carpetmuncher — Alternative form of carpet muncher.
- carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
- cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.
- carve a niche — If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- cash customer — a purchaser who pays cash rather than by check, credit card, or charge account.
- cash receipts — the money a business receives from its customers over a specified period
- cash register — A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
- cash reserves — money set aside by an individual or a company for use in an emergency
- cash-strapped — If a person or organization is cash-strapped, they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need.
- casing hanger — A casing hanger is the part of a wellhead that supports the casing string.
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- cat's whisker — a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- catcher's box — box1 (def 16d).