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13-letter words containing h, y, a, e

  • bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
  • big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
  • binary search — (algorithm)   A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
  • biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
  • birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
  • blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
  • body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
  • boynton beach — a city in SE Florida.
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • brachytherapy — a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours
  • 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.
  • branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
  • breathability — fitness to be breathed
  • butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
  • by any chance — You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
  • carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
  • carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
  • carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
  • carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
  • caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
  • cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
  • cetyl alcohol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 16 H 34 O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
  • challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
  • chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
  • character key — key
  • charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • charles lyell — Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
  • charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
  • charter party — charter (def 5).
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
  • cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
  • cherry laurel — a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits
  • cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
  • 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.
  • 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
  • chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
  • chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
  • chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
  • chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
  • chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
  • chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
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