11-letter words containing m, e, o, r, a
- carpet moth — any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
- ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- chamaedorea — any of various small, slender palms of the genus Chamaedorea, several species of which are cultivated as houseplants.
- chamber pop — pop music that incorporates orchestral arrangements
- chamber pot — A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night.
- chamber-pot — a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- choreodrama — dance drama performed by a group
- chromascope — An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
- chrome alum — a violet-red crystalline substance, used as a mordant in dyeing. Formula: KCr(SO4)2.12H2O
- chrome tape — magnetic recording tape coated with chrome dioxide
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coffeemaker — Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
- combat gear — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- combed yarn — cotton or worsted yarn of fibers laid parallel, superior in smoothness to carded yarn.
- come across — If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- comic opera — a play largely set to music, employing comic effects or situations
- comic-opera — comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
- comisserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commandeers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commandeer.
- commemorate — To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
- commendator — a person who holds a commendam
- commentator — A commentator is a broadcaster who gives a radio or television commentary on an event.
- commercials — Plural form of commercial.
- commiserate — If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them.
- commissaire — (in professional cycle racing) a referee who travels in an open-topped car with the riders to witness any infringement of the rules
- common year — an ordinary year of 365 days; a year having no intercalary period.
- comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
- compartment — A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- compatriate — Misspelling of compatriot.
- compearance — the act of appearing in court
- compensator — a person or thing that compensates
- complainers — Plural form of complainer.
- comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
- comportance — comportment