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12-letter words containing t, r, a, c, h, e

  • block heater — an electrically operated immersion heater fitted either to enter the water hose or the water jacket surrounding the cylinder block of a motor to warm the coolant in cold weather.
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
  • cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
  • camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
  • carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
  • carpet shark — any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown
  • carriwitchet — a conundrum, nonsensical question, or pun
  • carry weight — to be important, influential, etc.
  • cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
  • cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
  • cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
  • catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
  • cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
  • cataphoresis — electrophoresis
  • cataphracted — covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.
  • catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
  • catch phrase — a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
  • catch-phrase — A catch-phrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
  • catchphrases — Plural form of catchphrase.
  • catherine ii — known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts
  • catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
  • catheterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catheterize.
  • cathetometer — an instrument measuring minute height differences
  • cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
  • cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
  • cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
  • cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
  • cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
  • chaetiferous — having bristles
  • chaff-cutter — a machine used to chop up hay and straw to make it into chaff for feeding to cattle
  • chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
  • chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
  • chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
  • change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
  • chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
  • chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
  • chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
  • chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
  • chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
  • chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
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