12-letter words containing m, i, s, c
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- clintonomics — (used with a singular verb) the economic policies set forth by President Bill Clinton.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- colorimeters — Plural form of colorimeter.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- comma splice — comma fault.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commensalism — a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commentaries — Plural form of commentary.
- comminations — Plural form of commination.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- commiserates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commiserate.
- commiserator — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissarial — Of or pertaining to a commissary.
- commissariat — A commissariat is a military department that is in charge of food supplies.
- commissaries — Plural form of commissary.
- commissioned — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- commissioner — A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- commoditised — Simple past tense and past participle of commoditise.
- common snipe — a bird, Gallinago gallinago, of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes
- common swift — Apus apus, a bird with long narrow wings which spends most of the time on the wing
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
- commorientes — people whose deaths are so close to each other (being caused by the same calamity) that it is not possible to determine who died first. It is assumed that the elder person died first
- communicants — Plural form of communicant.
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.
- communionist — a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.
- commutations — Plural form of commutation.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- comparatists — Plural form of comparatist.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- competencies — Plural form of competency.
- competitions — Plural form of competition.
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complainings — complaints
- complaisance — deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance