13-letter words containing m, r, s, a
- commercialese — business jargon
- 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.
- commissariats — Plural form of commissariat.
- commissionary — Of, relating to, or conferring a commission.
- communicators — Plural form of communicator.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- comparativist — a comparatist
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
- compatriotism — a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- 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.
- confirmations — Plural form of confirmation.
- conformations — Plural form of conformation.
- 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.
- consimilarity — the condition of being mutually alike
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- 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.
- corporativism — corporatism
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- 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.
- 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.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- 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.
- crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
- crash program — a plan of action entailing rapid and intensive production, growth, or the like, undertaken to meet a deadline or solve a pressing problem: a crash program to develop a new fighter plane.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- criminalising — Present participle of criminalise.
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- critical mass — In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction.
- 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.
- cubic measure — a system of units for the measurement of volumes, based on the cubic inch, the cubic centimetre, etc