13-letter words containing m, e, r, c, s
- commercialise — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- commercialism — Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
- commercialist — the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commiseration — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commiserative — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissioners — a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission.
- common scoter — a sea duck of northern regions, Melanitta nigra. The male plumage is black with white patches around the head and eyes
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- completer set — a set of supplementary pieces that completes a set of dishes, as creamer, sugar bowl, platter, gravy boat, and vegetable dish.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- computer disk — a computer data storage device such as a hard drive or floppy disk
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- concertmaster — The concertmaster of an orchestra is the most senior violin player, who acts as a deputy to the conductor.
- confirmedness — The quality of being confirmed.
- conglomerates — anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
- congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
- consumer unit — A consumer unit is a particular type of distribution board that controls and distributes electrical energy, especially in domestic premises.
- consumeristic — characterized by consumerism
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- contemporised — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- corpus luteum — a yellow glandular mass of tissue that forms in a Graafian follicle following release of an ovum. It secretes progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costermongers — Plural form of costermonger.
- costume drama — any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- côtes-d'armor — a department of W France, on the N coast of Brittany. Capital: St Brieuc. Pop: 553 969 (2003 est). Area: 6878 sq km (2656 sq miles)
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterstream — a stream (of matter) which travels in the opposite direction
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- crack a smile — to break into a smile
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- cramer's rule — a method involving the determinant of the coefficients, for calculating a unique solution for a given system of linear equations.
- crape jasmine — a shrub, Tabernaemontana divaricata, native to India, having white flowers that are fragrant at night.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- crescent moon — the moon seen as a crescent when waxing or waning
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- criminousness — the quality or state of being criminous
- cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- cubic measure — a system of units for the measurement of volumes, based on the cubic inch, the cubic centimetre, etc