12-letter words containing i, c, o, m
- 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
- 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.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come off it! — stop trying to fool me!
- come running — hurry, rush
- come to life — If something or someone comes to life, they become active.
- come to mind — be recalled
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- comfortingly — In a comforting manner.
- comic relief — a comic interlude, or comic element, in a tragedy
- comma splice — comma fault.
- command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- 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.
- commentariat — the journalists and broadcasters who analyse and comment on current affairs
- commentaries — Plural form of commentary.
- commentating — Present participle of commentate.
- commentation — the act of making comments
- commentative — of or relating to comment or commentary.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- comminations — Plural form of commination.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- commiserates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commiserate.
- commiserator — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissarial — Of or pertaining to a commissary.
- commissariat — A commissariat is a military department that is in charge of food supplies.
- commissaries — Plural form of commissary.
- commissioned — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- commissioner — A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
- committeeman — a member of one or more committees
- committeemen — Plural form of committeeman.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- commoditised — Simple past tense and past participle of commoditise.
- commoditized — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- common ratio — geometric ratio.
- common snipe — a bird, Gallinago gallinago, of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes
- common swift — Apus apus, a bird with long narrow wings which spends most of the time on the wing
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.