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12-letter words containing c, o, e, l, m

  • circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
  • citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
  • clam chowder — chowder containing clams
  • class method — (programming)   1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
  • claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
  • clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
  • clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
  • cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
  • cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
  • clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
  • clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
  • clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
  • clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
  • close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
  • closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
  • clothes moth — any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
  • clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
  • cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
  • cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
  • collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
  • collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
  • collembolans — Plural form of collembolan.
  • collembolous — of or relating to colembolans
  • color scheme — In a room or house, the color scheme is the way in which colors have been used to decorate it.
  • colorimeters — Plural form of colorimeter.
  • colorimetric — a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.
  • colour model — (graphics)   Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
  • column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
  • columnarized — columnar (def 3).
  • combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
  • come to life — If something or someone comes to life, they become active.
  • come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
  • come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
  • comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
  • comic relief — a comic interlude, or comic element, in a tragedy
  • comma splice — comma fault.
  • command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
  • commemorable — worthy of being commemorated
  • commensalism — a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
  • commensality — eating together at the same table.
  • commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
  • commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
  • common pleas — in some U.S. states, a court having general and original jurisdiction over civil and criminal trials
  • commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
  • commonplaces — Plural form of commonplace.
  • commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
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