10-letter words containing c, i, m, e
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chumminess — friendly; intimate; sociable.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cicisbeism — the practice of admiring a married woman
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- cimetidine — a drug used to suppress the formation of acid by the stomach and so to encourage the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Formula: C10H16-N6S
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cinematize — to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- circumcise — If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
- circumcize — Misspelling of circumcise.
- circumduce — to cause (something) to circulate on its axis
- circumflex — A circumflex or a circumflex accent is a symbol written over a vowel in French and other languages, usually to indicate that it should be pronounced longer than usual. It is used for example in the word 'rôle'.
- circumfuse — to pour or spread (a liquid, powder, etc) around
- circummure — to surround by means of a wall
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- cis female — a person who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamdigger — One who digs for clams.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election
- clematises — Plural form of clematis.
- clemencies — Plural form of clemency.
- clement ii — (Suidger) died 1047, pope 1046–47.
- clement iv — (Guy Foulques) died 1268, French ecclesiastic: pope 1265–68.
- clement ix — (Giulio Rospigliosi) 1600–69, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1667–69.
- clement vi — (Pierre Roger) 1291–1352, French ecclesiastic: pope 1342–52.
- clement xi — (Giovanni Francesco Albani) 1649–1721, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1700–21.
- clementine — A clementine is a fruit that looks like a small orange.
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climaxless — without a climax
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- cliometric — Of or pertaining to cliometrics.
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
- clump-like — resembling a clump
- clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- cockamamie — If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.
- cockneyism — a characteristic of speech or custom peculiar to cockneys
- coeliotomy — (surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)