10-letter words containing a, m, e, s
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- cablegrams — Plural form of cablegram.
- cache miss — (storage) A request to read from memory which cannot be satisfied from the cache, for which the main memory has to be consulted. Opposite: cache hit.
- cacodemons — Plural form of cacodemon.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caffeinism — caffeism
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- call names — to speak of or to in an abusive manner
- camcorders — Plural form of camcorder.
- camel case — the convention of writing compound words or phrases with no spaces and an initial lowercase or uppercase letter, with each remaining word element beginning with an uppercase letter: iPod and WikiAnswers are both spelled in camel case.
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- camera-shy — Someone who is camera-shy is nervous and uncomfortable about being filmed or about having their photograph taken.
- cameralism — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- cape smoke — South African brandy
- capsomeres — Plural form of capsomere.
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- carchemish — an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- cash terms — the terms of a business transaction that is conducted in ready money
- caste mark — a mark on the skin that shows which caste a Hindu belongs to, esp a dot painted on the forehead
- castmember — A member of a theatrical cast.
- cat's meow — Slang. someone or something wonderful or remarkable.
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- catchments — Plural form of catchment.
- catechisms — Plural form of catechism.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- ceramicist — a person who makes ceramics.
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus