13-letter words containing h, o, n, u
- changchiak'ou — Zhangjiakou.
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- checkout line — A checkout line is a line of customers waiting to pay at a checkout counter.
- chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
- chewing louse — See under louse (def 2).
- chicken louse — a louse, Menopon pallidum (or gallinae); a parasite of poultry: order Mallophaga (bird lice)
- chlorocruorin — an oxygen-carrying substance that is found in the tissues of members of the division Annelida that is green in colour when oxygen is not present
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chun doo hwan — born 1931, South Korean political leader: president 1980–88.
- churchpersons — Plural form of churchperson.
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- cinchonaceous — relating to cinchona
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clock puncher — a worker with a routine job in a factory or office, as one who punches a time clock at the beginning and end of a work shift.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
- compsognathus — any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 inches (76 cm).
- conchylaceous — Of or relating to shells; resembling a shell.
- conduct sheet — a form for detailing information about a person's offences and punishments
- conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
- contour sheet — a bed sheet designed to fit snugly over a mattress or the like, often having elastic material to hold down the corners.
- couch surfing — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
- couch-hopping — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
- cough and die — (jargon) barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
- council house — In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- counterthreat — an opposing or retaliatory threat
- counterthrust — an opposing or retaliatory thrust, esp in warfare or combat sports
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
- country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- cushion cover — a fabric cover, often with a decorative design, designed to protect a cushion
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.