10-letter words containing l, a, m
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- cameralism — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- caml light — A small portable implementation of a version of CAML by Xavier Leroy <[email protected]> and Damien Doligez of INRIA. Caml Light uses a bytecode interpreter written in C. It adds a Modula-2-like module system, separate compilation, lazy streams for parsing and printing, graphics primitives and an interface with C. Version 0.6 runs on Unix, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Atari ST and Amiga. It includes an interpreter, compiler, Emacs mode, libraries, scanner generator, parser generator, run-time support and an interactive development environment. The latest version, as of April 2003, is 0.75 and runs on Unix, Macintosh and Windows. The development of Caml Light has been stopped; current development is on Objective Caml. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: <[email protected]>.
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- campanella — Tommaso. 1568–1639, Italian philosopher and Dominican friar. During his imprisonment by the Spaniards (1599–1626) he wrote his celebrated utopian fantasy, La città del sole
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- campanular — shaped like a bell
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- campobello — an island in the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of SE Canada: part of New Brunswick province. Pop: 1195 (2001). Area: about 52 sq km (20 sq miles)
- campstools — Plural form of campstool.
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- candlebeam — a medieval chandelier formed of crossed timbers.
- capitalism — Capitalism is an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are owned by private individuals and not by the state.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- caramanlis — Konstantinos [kawn-stahn-dee-naws] /ˌkɔn stɑnˈdi nɔs/ (Show IPA), 1907–98, Greek politician: prime minister 1955–63, 1974–80; president 1980–85, 1990–95.
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- caramelize — If sugar caramelizes, it turns to caramel as a result of being heated.
- carmagnole — a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
- carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)
- carom ball — the ball struck by the cue ball in rebounding off the object ball. Compare object ball (def 1).
- cash limit — a limit imposed as a method of curtailing overall expenditure without specifying the precise means of budgetary control
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- cataclysms — Plural form of cataclysm.
- catacumbal — of or resembling catacombs
- catamenial — Of or relating to the menses or menstruation.
- cataplasms — Plural form of cataplasm.
- cathemeral — Relating to organisms that have sporadic and random intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired.
- cavalryman — A cavalryman is a soldier who is in the cavalry, especially one who rides a horse.
- cavalrymen — a soldier in the cavalry.
- cefmatilen — An orally active cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cellar-man — a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.
- cemeterial — of or relating to a cemetery or to burial.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- chain mail — Chain mail is a kind of armour made from small metal rings joined together so that they look like cloth.
- chalumeaux — Plural form of chalumeau.
- chamaeleon — a faint constellation lying between Volans and the South celestial pole
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chambranle — the three-sided ornamental bordering found around doors, windows, and fireplaces
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28