12-letter words containing n, a, m, c
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semicolonial — partly colonial
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
- slam dancing — the act of hurling oneself repeatedly into or through a crowd at a rock-music concert
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- small screen — the medium of television.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- swimming cap — A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
- tape machine — a tape recorder.
- team captain — the captain of a sporting team
- technomaniac — a person with an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
- ticktack man — a bookmaker who uses a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, to transmit his odds to other bookmakers at racecourses
- timbromaniac — a person who is passionate about stamp-collecting
- time machine — a theoretical apparatus that would convey one to the past or future.
- timing chain — a chain for driving the camshaft of an internal-combustion engine from the crankshaft.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- transit camp — a camp in which refugees, soldiers, etc, live temporarily before moving to another destination
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- tronc master — a person who distributes pooled tips and service charges to waiters, waitresses, hotel workers etc.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- umbilication — a central navellike depression.
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.