12-letter words containing a, r, m
- circumbinary — (astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or having an orbit around a binary star.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- circumjacent — surrounding; lying around
- circumnutate — to rotate slightly on a central axis
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coat of arms — The coat of arms of a family, town, or organization is a special design in the form of a shield that they use as a symbol of their identity.
- cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
- coffee cream — cream for use in coffee; light cream.
- coffee maker — Also, coffeemaker. an apparatus for brewing coffee; coffeepot.
- coffee-maker — a domestic appliance that makes coffee
- coffeemakers — Plural form of coffeemaker.
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- 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.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commandeered — Simple past tense and past participle of commandeer.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commemorable — worthy of being commemorated
- commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
- commemorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commemorate.
- commemorator — A person who commemorates something.
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.