11-letter words containing i, m, e
- cosmeticism — the practice of beautifying
- cosmeticize — to give (someone or something) a cosmetic treatment
- cosmogonies — Plural form of cosmogony.
- cosmologies — Plural form of cosmology.
- cosmopolite — an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world
- cosmothetic — positing the existence of the external world
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- coulometric — (physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry.
- countermine — a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
- courtierism — the characteristic practices or qualities of a courtier
- crampfishes — Plural form of crampfish.
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- crateriform — shaped like a crater
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- credit memo — A credit memo is an official written acknowledgement that money is owed back to a customer.
- cremaillere — a trench or fortification constructed in an indented or saw-tooth pattern
- crematories — Plural form of crematory.
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crime scene — A crime scene is a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there.
- crime sheet — a record of an individual's offences against regulations
- crime spree — a series of crimes committed in quick succession
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- crimean war — the war fought mainly in the Crimea between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain on the other (1853-56)
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- criminalese — the jargon of criminals
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- criminalize — If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.
- criminative — involving crimination; accusatory.
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- crumbliness — The state of being crumbly.
- crunch time — the critical moment
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- culminative — (of stress or tone accent) serving to indicate the number of independent words or the important points in an utterance by assigning prominence to one syllable in each word or close-knit group of words.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- cutoff time — The cutoff time is the time at which a bank stops crediting same-day deposits.
- cypripedium — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip
- cytomegalic — of or relating to a disease characterized by enlarged cells
- damascening — Present participle of damascene.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- damselflies — Plural form of damselfly.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- day jasmine — a West Indian shrub, Cestrum diurnum, of the nightshade family, having clusters of white flowers that are very fragrant by day.
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- deamidating — Present participle of deamidate.