12-letter words containing c, o, s, m, l
- 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.
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- 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.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- comma splice — comma fault.
- 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.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- commissarial — Of or pertaining to a commissary.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- common pleas — in some U.S. states, a court having general and original jurisdiction over civil and criminal trials
- common scold — (in early common law) a habitually rude and brawling woman whose conduct was subject to punishment as a public nuisance.
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
- commonplaces — Plural form of commonplace.
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complainings — complaints
- complaisance — deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
- complections — Plural form of complection.
- completeness — complete
- complex salt — a salt that contains one or more complex ions
- complexifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify.
- complexities — The complexities of something are the many complicated factors involved in it.
- compliancies — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicities — Plural form of complicity.
- complicitous — having complicity
- compressedly — in a compressed manner
- compressible — If something is compressible, its volume can change when pressure is applied to it.
- comptrollers — Plural form of comptroller.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- computerless — having no computer
- concealments — Plural form of concealment.
- connubialism — the state of being married
- console game — a video game requiring the use of a games console
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contemplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate.