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16-letter words containing c, e, m

  • clitoridectomies — Plural form of clitoridectomy.
  • cloakroom ticket — a ticket given to someone who checks a coat or other personal item into a cloakroom and which is used to redeem that item at a later period
  • clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
  • closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
  • closed ecosystem — a self-replenishing ecosystem in which life can be maintained without external factors or outside aid.
  • closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
  • co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
  • cochlear implant — a device that stimulates the acoustic nerve in the inner ear in order to produce some form of hearing in people who are deaf from inner ear disease
  • cogito, ergo sum — I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy
  • coital exanthema — a common venereal disease affecting horses and cattle, caused by a virus and characterized by the appearance of pustules on the mucous membranes of the genital organs and neighboring skin.
  • collector's item — A collector's item is an object which is highly valued by collectors because it is rare or beautiful.
  • colorimetrically — (analytical chemistry) By means of colorimetry or by using a colorimeter.
  • columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
  • column extractor — A column extractor is a tall vessel in which one liquid removes something from another liquid using physical contact.
  • combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
  • combining weight — the atomic weight of an atom or radical divided by its valence.
  • come and get it! — the meal is ready!
  • come from behind — sport: win from a disadvantaged position
  • come full circle — to arrive back at one's starting point
  • come-to-bed eyes — a sexually alluring expression
  • come/bring alive — If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
  • comedy of errors — an early comedy (1594) by Shakespeare.
  • command guidance — a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it
  • command language — the language used to access a computer system
  • commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
  • commensurateness — The state or quality of being commensurate.
  • commercial break — A commercial break is the interval during a commercial television programme, or between programmes, during which advertisements are shown.
  • commercial paper — a short-term negotiable document, such as a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc, calling for the transference of a specified sum of money at a designated date
  • commercial pilot — an airplane pilot licensed to transport passengers, goods, etc.
  • commission agent — a person who sells goods and services for a fee
  • commission house — a brokerage firm that buys and sells for customers on a commission basis
  • commissionership — The role or office of commissioner.
  • commit to memory — to learn by heart; memorize
  • committee member — a member of a committee
  • committee of one — an individual person designated to function alone as a committee.
  • common knowledge — something widely or generally known
  • common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
  • common-or-garden — You can use common-or-garden to describe something you think is ordinary and not special in any way.
  • commonplace book — a notebook in which quotations, poems, remarks, etc, that catch the owner's attention are entered
  • commonsensically — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
  • commonwealth day — the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth
  • communicableness — The state or quality of being communicable.
  • community center — A community center is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
  • community centre — A community centre is a place that is specially provided for the people, groups, and organizations in a particular area, where they can go in order to meet one another and do things.
  • community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
  • community leader — a leading figure in a community
  • community worker — someone who works for the benefit of a community, esp for a social service agency
  • commutation-test — the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
  • companion ladder — a ladder that allows sailors to move up and down between the decks of the ship
  • companion volume — a book that complements another on a related subject, usually by the same author
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