15-letter words containing r, h, a, e
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- court of arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
- cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
- crash programme — a short intensive programme to learn a skill, language, etc
- crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
- crescent-shaped — having the shape of a crescent
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- crohn's disease — inflammation, thickening, and ulceration of any of various parts of the intestine, esp the ileum
- crush-resistant — not being easily creased
- cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- curate's-eggish — good in parts
- curia rhaetorum — a city in E Switzerland, capital of Graubünden canton. Pop: 32 989 (2000)
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- curtain shutter — a focal-plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure.
- cut the mustard — to come up to expectations
- dadchelor party — a party primarily attended by men and held to honour and present gifts to a prospective father
- daughter-in-law — Someone's daughter-in-law is the wife of their son.
- day of the lord — Also called Day of Yahweh. (in Old Testament eschatology) a day of final judgment. Amos 5:18–21; Ezek. 30.
- de bruijn graph — (mathematics) A class of graphs with elegant properties. De Bruijn graphs are especially easy to use for routing, with shifting of source and destination addresses.
- dealer's choice — a card game, as poker, in which the dealer decides what particular game is to be played, often depending on the number of players, and designates any special variations or unusual rules, including setting the stakes.
- decipherability — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- deerfield beach — a town in S Florida.
- deferred charge — an expenditure shown as a cost of operation carried forward and written off in one or more future periods.
- dehydrogenating — Present participle of dehydrogenate.
- dehydrogenation — to remove hydrogen from (a compound).
- delivery charge — A delivery charge is the cost of transporting or delivering goods.
- delsarte method — a theory or system devised by François Delsarte for improving musical and dramatic expression through the mastery of various bodily attitudes and gestures.
- demographically — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
- dephosphorylate — to remove a phosphate group from (an organic compound)
- derhotacization — A distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /\u025d/ or /\u025a/ to /\u025c/,/\u0259/, or another vowel if a vocalic.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- detached retina — a retina that is separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
- diphenhydramine — a white, crystalline, antihistaminic compound, C 17 H 21 NO, used orally, topically, and parenterally, especially for allergies.
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- dithiocarbamate — any salt or ester of dithiocarbamic acid, commonly used as fungicides
- do your head in — If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
- doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
- dongola leather — a leather similar to kid, made from goatskin, sheepskin, or calfskin.
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- dougherty wagon — a horse- or mule-drawn passenger wagon having doors on the side, transverse seats, and canvas sides that can be rolled down.