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13-letter words containing n, o, r, h

  • churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
  • cinchona bark — the dried bark of any of a cinchona tree, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids
  • cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
  • cleaner tooth — a saw tooth for cleaning loose chips from a kerf.
  • 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.
  • close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
  • coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
  • cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
  • coinheritance — joint inheritance
  • commandership — a person who commands.
  • common rhythm — the usual English verse rhythm created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of a stressed syllable and one or two unstressed ones.
  • compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
  • comprehendeth — Archaic third-person singular form of comprehend.
  • comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
  • comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
  • concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
  • concord coach — a 19th-cent. type of stagecoach used by early settlers of the western U.S.
  • conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
  • confessorship — the office or function of a confessor
  • conidiophores — Plural form of conidiophore.
  • coniferophyte — (biology) conifer.
  • containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
  • contour sheet — a bed sheet designed to fit snugly over a mattress or the like, often having elastic material to hold down the corners.
  • control chart — a chart on which observed values of a variable are plotted, usually against the expected value of the variable and its allowable deviation, so that excessive variations in the quality, quantity, etc, of the variable can be detected
  • copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
  • corinth canal — a ship canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf across the Isthmus of Corinth
  • corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
  • corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
  • cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
  • coronagraphic — Of, pertaining to, or employing a coronagraph.
  • cosponsorship — joint sponsorship
  • costochondral — (anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
  • cotton mather — Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
  • couch surfing — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
  • 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.
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