6-letter words containing m, e
- centum — denoting or belonging to the Indo-European languages in which original velar stops (k) were not palatalized, namely languages of the Hellenic, Italic, Celtic, Germanic, Anatolian, and Tocharian branches
- cerium — a malleable ductile steel-grey element of the lanthanide series of metals, used in lighter flints and as a reducing agent in metallurgy. Symbol: Ce; atomic no: 58; atomic wt: 140.115; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 6.770; melting pt: 798°C; boiling pt: 3443°C
- cermet — any of several materials consisting of a metal matrix with ceramic particles disseminated through it. They are hard and resistant to high temperatures
- cesium — a soft, silver-white, ductile, metallic chemical element, one of the alkali metals and the most electropositive of all the elements: it ignites in air, reacts vigorously with water, and is used in photoelectric cells: symbol, Cs; at. no., 55: a radioactive isotope (cesium-137) with a half-life of 30.17 years is a fission product and is used in cancer research, radiation therapy, etc.
- champe — (architecture) Alternative form of champ.
- charme — Obsolete spelling of charm.
- chemic — to bleach
- chemmy — chemin de fer.
- chemo- — indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved
- cherem — the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- chimed — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chimer — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chimes — Plural form of chime.
- chrome — (as modifier)
- cimier — the crest of a helmet
- cinema — A cinema is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment.
- claime — Obsolete spelling of claim.
- clem's — a male given name, form of Clement.
- cleome — any herbaceous or shrubby plant of the mostly tropical capparidaceous genus Cleome, esp C. spinosa, cultivated for their clusters of white or purplish flowers with long stamens
- climes — Plural form of clime.
- cnemis — the shin or tibia
- coelom — the body cavity of many multicellular animals, situated in the mesoderm and containing the digestive tract and other visceral organs
- coempt — to buy up (something) in its entirety
- comake — to make together
- comate — having tufts of hair
- combed — Simple past tense and past participle of comb.
- comber — a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc
- combes — Plural form of combe.
- comble — the highest point of achievement or success in something
- comdex — (business) A computer show that is held twice yearly, once in the spring (in Atlanta) and once in autumn (in Las Vegas). Comdex is a major show during which new releases of software and hardware are made. Microsoft, for example, often annouces its products at Comdex.
- comedo — a plug of dirt and fatty matter in a skin duct; blackhead
- comedy — Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
- comely — A comely woman is attractive.
- comers — Plural form of comer.
- comest — Archaic second-person singular form of come.
- cometh — 3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- comets — Plural form of comet.
- comice — a type of pear originally cultivated in France
- commen — [L.J. Cohen. Proc SJCC 30:671-676, AFIPS (Spring 1967)].
- commie — A commie is the same as a communist.
- comnet — (simulation, networking) A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT.
- comose — having a tuft of hairs; hairy
- comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
- compel — If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
- comper — a person who regularly enters competitions in newspapers, magazines, etc, esp competitions offering consumer goods as prizes
- comune — The smallest civil administrative unit in Italy.
- conmen — Plural form of conman.
- coombe — combe.
- cormel — a new small corm arising from the base of a fully developed one
- cosmea — any of various tropical American plants of the genus Cosmos of the family Asteraceae, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers