10-letter words containing c, l, a, m, e
- clawhammer — denoting a style of plucking the strings of a banjo in which the hand forms a clawlike shape
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- 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.
- clemenceau — Georges Eugène Benjamin (ʒɔrʒ œʒɛn bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). 1841–1929, French statesman; prime minister of France (1906–09; 1917–20); negotiated the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climaxless — without a climax
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- cloakmaker — Someone who makes cloaks.
- clockmaker — a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- colemanite — a colourless or white glassy mineral consisting of hydrated calcium borate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs with and is a source of borax. Formula: Ca2B6O11.5H2O
- collembola — Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.
- collimated — Simple past tense and past participle of collimate.
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.
- columellae — Plural form of columella.
- columellar — (biology, anatomy) Of or pertaining to a columella.
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- combatable — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- come along — You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
- come clean — to make a revelation or confession
- commensals — Plural form of commensal.
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- commonable — (of land) held in common
- commonweal — the good of the community
- commutable — (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- compliable — compliant
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others