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13-letter words containing t, e, r, h

  • clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
  • clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
  • clothes brush — a brush used to remove dust, fluff, dirt, etc from clothes
  • clothes horse — A clothes horse is a folding frame used inside someone's house to hang washing on while it dries.
  • clothes-horse — Informal. a person whose chief interest and pleasure is dressing fashionably.
  • clothes-press — a piece of furniture for storing clothes, usually containing wide drawers and a cabinet
  • clotheshorses — Plural form of clotheshorse.
  • club together — If people club together to do something, they all give money towards the cost of it.
  • coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
  • cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
  • coinheritance — joint inheritance
  • coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
  • collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
  • come up short — disappoint
  • comprehendeth — Archaic third-person singular form of comprehend.
  • computer chip — a small integrated circuit of a kind used in computers
  • computerphobe — a person with a strong fear or dislike of computers
  • concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
  • 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.
  • copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
  • corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
  • cotton mather — Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
  • cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.
  • 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.
  • counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
  • country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
  • court hearing — an official meeting held in court
  • cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
  • cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
  • credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
  • creosote bush — a shrub, Larrea (or Covillea) tridentata of the western US and Mexico, that has resinous leaves with an odour resembling creosote, and can live for many thousands of years: family Zygophyllaceae
  • crime-fighter — any person, as a law-enforcement officer or government official, who works to prevent crime or to enforce criminal laws.
  • cross the bar — to die
  • crotch rocket — a high-speed, high-performance motorcycle characterized by an aerodynamic body shape which requires or encourages the driver to lean forward
  • crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.
  • crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
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