9-letter words containing m, a, c, n
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- computant — a person who calculates
- con amore — (to be performed) lovingly
- con anima — with spirit; animatedly (used as a musical direction).
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- conformal — (of a transformation) preserving the angles of the depicted surface
- connemara — a barren coastal region of W Republic of Ireland, in Co Galway: consists of quartzite mountains, peat bogs, and many lakes; noted for its breed of pony originating from the hilly regions
- consumate — Misspelling of consummate.
- contagium — the specific virus or other direct cause of any infectious disease
- contranym — A word that has two opposing meanings, such as 'cleave' (“come together” or “split apart”).
- contumacy — obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
- coolamons — Plural form of coolamon.
- copayment — a fee paid by a subscriber to a service for the use of additional services not covered by the subscription
- cormorant — A cormorant is a type of dark-coloured bird with a long neck. Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish.
- corn meal — meal made from maize
- cornerman — the first baseman
- cosmonaut — A cosmonaut is an astronaut from the former Soviet Union.
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- cracksman — a burglar, esp a safe-breaker
- cracksmen — Plural form of cracksman.
- craftsman — A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands.
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- cramdowns — Plural form of cramdown.
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- cremating — Present participle of cremate.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- crewwoman — A female crewmember.
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- criminate — to charge with a crime; accuse
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- cyanamide — a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- decameron — a collection of a hundred tales by Boccaccio (published 1353), presented as stories told by a group of Florentines to while away ten days during a plague
- decamping — Present participle of decamp.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dominancy — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dominical — of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.
- dominican — of or relating to the Dominican Republic.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.