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13-letter words containing l, a, c, h

  • basic english — a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language
  • bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
  • beached whale — large sea mammal stranded on shore
  • beacon school — a notably successful school whose methods and practices are brought to the attention of the education service as a whole in order that they may be adopted by other schools
  • bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
  • benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
  • bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
  • big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
  • biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
  • biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
  • biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
  • black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
  • black hickory — a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn
  • black panther — (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
  • black-hearted — evil, malicious, or wicked
  • blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
  • blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
  • blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
  • blood alcohol — alcohol that is circulating in the blood
  • bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
  • bowling match — a game of bowls
  • brachycranial — brachycephalic
  • brachydactyly — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
  • breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
  • breechloading — loaded at the breech.
  • buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
  • buffalo cloth — a heavyweight woolen fabric constructed in twill weave and having a shaggy pile.
  • bulkhead deck — the uppermost continuous deck in the hull of a vessel, forming watertight compartments with the main transverse bulkheads.
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • butyl alcohol — any of four isomeric alcohols, C4H9OH, obtained from petroleum products: used as solvents and in organic synthesis
  • cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
  • cacophonously — In a cacophonous manner.
  • cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
  • calabash tree — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
  • calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
  • call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
  • call the turn — to predict successfully
  • calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
  • callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
  • callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
  • candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
  • candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
  • capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
  • capsule shell — A capsule shell is an outer skin in which a medicinal substance is contained.
  • carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
  • 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.
  • cardinal fish — a small brightly coloured fish found in shallow tropical seas, of the family Apogonidae, the male of which often broods eggs in its mouth
  • carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
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