13-letter words containing s, h, c
- bear's-breech — a widely cultivated S European acanthus plant, Acanthus mollis, having whitish purple-veined flowers
- behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- 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.
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- 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)
- biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
- biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
- bitch goddess — worldly or material success personified as a goddess, especially one requiring sacrifice and being essentially destructive: He went to New York to worship the bitch goddess.
- bitch session — a discussion in which people complain or gripe, usually about a shared experience: Their first date turned into a four-hour bitch session about their ex-spouses' lawyers.
- bits per inch — (unit) (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
- black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
- 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.
- blue rockfish — a bluish-black rockfish, Sebastodes mystinus, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- bois de vache — dried buffalo dung, used as fuel by Canadian and U.S. fur trappers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- bosch process — an industrial process for manufacturing hydrogen by the catalytic reduction of steam with carbon monoxide
- bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
- box stretcher — a heavy rectangular stretcher connecting successive legs of a table, chair, etc.
- brachiosaurus — a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus, up to 30 metres long: the largest land animal ever known
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- breeches buoy — a ring-shaped life buoy with a support in the form of a pair of short breeches, in which a person is suspended for safe transfer from a ship
- breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
- brie (cheese) — a ripened soft, white cheese made in France, or a similar cheese made elsewhere
- broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
- bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
- budget speech — the speech in which the Chancellor presents his budget to parliament
- buenas noches — good night
- buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- bush sickness — an animal disease caused by a cobalt deficiency in old bush country
- butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
- butcher's saw — a type of hacksaw used especially by butchers for cutting through meat and bones.
- cache storage — cache (def 3).
- 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
- 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
- camphoraceous — similar to camphor
- candidateship — candidature
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- cape crawfish — an edible South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii.
- cape hatteras — a promontory off the E coast of North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, which is situated between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic: known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its danger to shipping
- 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.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996