13-letter words containing a, d, m, n
- cat-and-mouse — denoting a fight or contest in which participants attempt to confuse or deceive each other in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness
- chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
- chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
- chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- cinco de mayo — May 5, anniversary of the victory of Mexico over French forces at Puebla in 1862: observed by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
- cinnamic acid — a white crystalline water-insoluble weak organic acid existing in two isomeric forms; 3-phenylpropenoic acid. The trans- form occurs naturally and its esters are used in perfumery. Formula: C6H5CH:CHCOOH
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command
- commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commaundement — Obsolete spelling of commandment.
- commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- compactedness — the state of being compacted
- companionhood — companionship
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- compound leaf — a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- condemnations — Plural form of condemnation.
- condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
- conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- corn marigold — an annual plant, Chrysanthemum segetum, with yellow daisy-like flower heads: a common weed of cultivated land: family Asteraceae (composites)
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- counterdemand — a demand made in response to another demand
- countermanded — Simple past tense and past participle of countermand.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- criminal code — the body of laws regulating how crimes are to be punished
- dactyliomancy — the use of a suspended finger-ring for divination
- dairy farming — the business of farming to produce milk and milk products
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- daman and diu — a union territory in W India: formerly a district of Portuguese India (1559–1961) then part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu (1961–87). Area: 112 sq km (43 sq miles). Pop: 158 059 (2001)
- damnification — That which causes damage or loss.
- damson cheese — thick damson jam
- dance company — a group of dancers, usually including business and technical personnel
- danse macabre — dance of death
- data modeling — (spelling) US spelling of "data modelling".
- day of infamy — December 7, 1941, on which Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II: so referred to by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his speech to Congress the next day, asking for a declaration of war on Japan.
- daydreamingly — While daydreaming.
- de-motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- deaf-and-dumb — unable to hear or speak
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
- decompensated — Simple past tense and past participle of decompensate.
- decompensates — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.