13-letter words containing h, i, g, t, a
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- breathe again — to feel relief
- cabbage white — any large white butterfly of the genus Pieris, esp the Eurasian species P. brassicae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related vegetables: family Pieridae
- cage fighting — Cage fighting is a type of organized violent fighting that takes place in an enclosed space.
- calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
- calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
- carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
- 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.
- casting couch — a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catheterizing — Present participle of catheterize.
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- chart-topping — very popular; coming top in the charts
- chicago steak — a strip steak or, sometimes, a shell steak.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chip graffiti — microchip art
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chthonophagia — (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- day and night — If something happens day and night or night and day, it happens all the time without stopping.
- daylight lamp — a lamp whose light has a range of wavelengths similar to that of natural sunlight
- daylight time — time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
- death-dealing — fatal; lethal
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- diaphragmatic — of the diaphragm.
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- digital watch — a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- disheartening — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.