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13-letter words containing u, n, h

  • bound up with — closely or inextricably linked with
  • bounty hunter — A bounty hunter is someone who tries to find or kill someone in order to get the reward that has been offered.
  • boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
  • brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
  • bûche de noël — a French Christmas cake made from a thin layer of spongecake that is rolled up and frosted so as to resemble a decorative Yule log
  • buenas noches — good night
  • buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
  • bull elephant — an adult male elephant
  • bundle of his — atrioventricular bundle.
  • bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
  • buprenorphine — an opiate used medicinally as a powerful analgesic
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • burt standishBurt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
  • bush sickness — an animal disease caused by a cobalt deficiency in old bush country
  • busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
  • butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
  • butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
  • butyrophenone — a drug used to treat psychiatric disorders
  • cacophonously — In a cacophonous manner.
  • call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
  • call the turn — to predict successfully
  • callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
  • carpetmuncher — Alternative form of carpet muncher.
  • carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
  • cash discount — a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date
  • casting couch — a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play
  • catch the sun — to become slightly sunburnt
  • catechumenate — Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
  • ch'en tu-hsiu — 1879–1942, Chinese intellectual, journalist, and cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party.
  • chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
  • 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.
  • changchiak'ou — Zhangjiakou.
  • changefulness — Propensity to change.
  • charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
  • chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
  • checkout line — A checkout line is a line of customers waiting to pay at a checkout counter.
  • chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
  • chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
  • chewing louse — See under louse (def 2).
  • chicken louse — a louse, Menopon pallidum (or gallinae); a parasite of poultry: order Mallophaga (bird lice)
  • chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
  • chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
  • chlorocruorin — an oxygen-carrying substance that is found in the tissues of members of the division Annelida that is green in colour when oxygen is not present
  • chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
  • chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
  • chun doo hwan — born 1931, South Korean political leader: president 1980–88.
  • churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
  • churchpersons — Plural form of churchperson.
  • churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
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