10-letter words containing m, o, c
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- complicity — Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- complotter — One who complots; a conspirator.
- compluvium — an unroofed space over the atrium in a Roman house, through which rain fell and was collected
- componency — the quality of being in components
- components — A part or element of a larger whole, esp. a part of a machine or vehicle.
- composable — to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes.
- composedly — calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.
- composited — Simple past tense and past participle of composite.
- composites — Plural form of composite.
- compositor — A compositor is a person who arranges the text and pictures of a book, magazine, or newspaper before it is printed.
- composters — Plural form of composter.
- composting — the activity or practice of converting garden and kitchen waste to compost
- composture — compost or manure
- composures — Plural form of composure.
- compotator — a person who drinks or tipples with another.
- compound q — trichosanthin: an antiviral drug derived from the root of a Chinese cucumber plant, used in the treatment of AIDS.
- compounded — If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.
- compounder — A person who mixes or combines ingredients in order to produce an animal feed, medicine, or other substance.
- comprehend — If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- compresses — Plural form of compress.
- compressor — A compressor is a machine or part of a machine that squeezes gas or air and makes it take up less space.
- comprising — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- comprizing — Present participle of comprize.
- compromise — A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- compromize — Misspelling of compromise.
- compu$erve — (Or "CompuSpend", "Compu$pend") A pejorative name for CompuServe Information Service (CI$) drawing attention to perceived high charges.
- compulsion — A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
- compulsive — You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- compursion — the act of contracting the mouth into a small rounded shape
- compuserve — CompuServe Information Service
- computable — computability theory
- computator — a person who computes or calculates
- comstocker — a person who practises comstockery
- con maesta — majestically (used as a musical direction).
- conacreism — the Irish system of letting farming land for a season or for eleven months
- concettism — the use of concetti in writing
- conchiform — shaped like a shell
- conclavism — a minority movement (and the beliefs of certain Traditionalist Catholics) that rejects the authority of the established pope and instead supports an alternative pope
- concretism — the practice of representing abstract concepts in concrete terms
- condemners — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- condemning — Present participle of condemn.
- condiments — something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
- condylomas — Plural form of condyloma.
- conferment — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
- confirmand — a candidate for confirmation
- confirming — Present participle of confirm.