9-letter words containing m, a, t, c
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- backstamp — a mark stamped on the back of an envelope by a post office to indicate the date and place of its arrival
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- batchmate — (India) classmate.
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- cabinmate — a person with whom one shares a cabin
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- calamites — Plural form of calamite.
- call time — to suspend play temporarily
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- cam plant — any plant that undergoes a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
- camel toe — the visual effect created when a woman's trousers cling too tightly to the crotch, emphasizing the shape of the pudenda
- camel-toe — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- camembert — Camembert is a type of cheese that comes from Northern France. It is soft and creamy with a white skin.
- camerated — vaulted
- cammaerts — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA). Belgian poet.
- camouflet — a type of bomb that is used during a siege to collapse an enemy's tunnel
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.
- campanist — an expert on bells
- campcraft — the skills that are required for camping
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- campsites — Plural form of campsite.
- campstool — a lightweight folding stool
- camshafts — Plural form of camshaft.
- camstairy — perverse or unruly
- capitatim — Per head.
- capitulum — a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants
- carbamate — a salt or ester of carbamic acid. The salts contain the monovalent ion NH2COO–, and the esters contain the group NH2COO–
- carmelite — a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
- carromata — (in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
- cartogram — a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form
- casemates — Plural form of casemate.
- casements — Plural form of casement.
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- cataclasm — a breaking down or disruption
- cataclysm — A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.
- catacombs — an underground burial place, esp the galleries at Rome, consisting of tunnels with vaults or niches leading off them for tombs
- catamaran — A catamaran is a sailing boat with two parallel hulls that are held in place by a single deck.
- catamarca — a city in N Argentina.
- catamenia — menstrual discharge; menstruation
- catamites — Plural form of catamite.