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12-letter words containing a, d, m

  • camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
  • camera ready — (publication)   A final edition of a document or graphic (e.g. a newspaper advertisement or a technical paper for a journal) that is of suitable quality for mass reproduction by making printing plates from the negatives by photoengraving.
  • camera-ready — designating or of copy, artwork, etc. that is ready to be photographed for making into a plate for printing
  • campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
  • campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
  • campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
  • candygrammar — (language)   A programming-language grammar that is mostly syntactic sugar; a play on "candygram". COBOL, Apple Computer's Hypertalk language, and many 4GLs share this property. The intent is to be as English-like as possible and thus easier for unskilled people to program. However, syntax isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organisation required to specify an algorithm precisely. Thus "candygrammar" languages are just as difficult to program in, and far more painful for the experienced hacker.
  • cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
  • cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
  • chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
  • chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
  • circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
  • city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
  • cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
  • clam chowder — chowder containing clams
  • clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
  • clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
  • class method — (programming)   1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
  • claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
  • clean-limbed — having well-proportioned limbs
  • clear as mud — not at all clear
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
  • columnarized — columnar (def 3).
  • combat-ready — ready for combat
  • comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
  • come forward — If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
  • come to hand — to become available; be received
  • comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
  • command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
  • commandeered — Simple past tense and past participle of commandeer.
  • commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
  • commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
  • commandments — a command or mandate.
  • commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
  • commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
  • commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
  • commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
  • communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  • compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
  • compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
  • compass card — a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north
  • compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
  • compoundable — That can be compounded.
  • concamerated — Simple past tense and past participle of concamerate.
  • condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
  • condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
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