13-letter words containing o, n, s, a
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- championships — Plural form of championship.
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- charing cross — a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- ciceronianism — imitation of the style of Cicero, especially as practiced by some writers and orators during the Renaissance.
- cinchonaceous — relating to cinchona
- cinema goers' — filmgoer.
- city dionysia — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.
- civilisations — Plural form of civilisation.
- civilizations — Plural form of civilization.
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- 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
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- closed season — The closed season is the period of the year when it is prohibited to kill certain types of animal or fish.
- closed stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is positioned closer to the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
- coach station — A coach station is an area or a building which coaches leave from or arrive at on regular journeys.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- coastal plain — a plain extending along a coast.
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- coconspirator — a fellow conspirator
- cocos islands — a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- coelenterates — Plural form of coelenterate.
- coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
- collieshangie — a quarrel
- collisionally — in the manner of a collision or collisions
- colonialistic — of or relating to colonialism
- colorfastness — The characteristic of being colorfast.
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- combinatorics — a branch of mathematics dealing with combinations and permutations
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- commensalisms — a companion at table.