13-letter words containing c, r, o, s, m
- compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
- compatriotism — a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.
- completer set — a set of supplementary pieces that completes a set of dishes, as creamer, sugar bowl, platter, gravy boat, and vegetable dish.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- computer disk — a computer data storage device such as a hard drive or floppy disk
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- concertmaster — The concertmaster of an orchestra is the most senior violin player, who acts as a deputy to the conductor.
- confirmations — Plural form of confirmation.
- confirmedness — The quality of being confirmed.
- conformations — Plural form of conformation.
- conglomerates — anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
- congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
- consimilarity — the condition of being mutually alike
- consumer unit — A consumer unit is a particular type of distribution board that controls and distributes electrical energy, especially in domestic premises.
- consumeristic — characterized by consumerism
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- contemporised — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- contortionism — the practice of contorting, esp as a performance
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- corporativism — corporatism
- corpus luteum — a yellow glandular mass of tissue that forms in a Graafian follicle following release of an ovum. It secretes progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy
- cosmic string — a one-dimensional defect in space-time postulated in certain theories of cosmology to exist in the universe as a consequence of the big bang
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costermongers — Plural form of costermonger.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costume drama — any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- côtes-d'armor — a department of W France, on the N coast of Brittany. Capital: St Brieuc. Pop: 553 969 (2003 est). Area: 6878 sq km (2656 sq miles)
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterstream — a stream (of matter) which travels in the opposite direction
- country music — a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
- crash program — a plan of action entailing rapid and intensive production, growth, or the like, undertaken to meet a deadline or solve a pressing problem: a crash program to develop a new fighter plane.
- crescent moon — the moon seen as a crescent when waxing or waning
- criminologist — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
- criminousness — the quality or state of being criminous
- cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- customer base — A business's customer base is all its regular customers, considered as a group.