13-letter words containing n, c, m
- class meaning — the meaning of a grammatical category or a form class, common to all forms showing the category or to all members of the form class, as in the meaning of number common to all Latin nouns or the meaning of singular common to all Latin singular noun and verb forms.
- claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
- clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
- cleomenes iii — died 219? b.c.; king of Sparta (235?-220? b.c.); sought to institute sweeping social reforms
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
- climatization — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climbing fern — any of several chiefly tropical, vinelike ferns of the genus Lygodium, having climbing or trailing stems.
- climbing fish — an Asian labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, that resembles a perch and can travel over land on its spiny gill covers and pectoral fins
- climbing iron — either of a pair of metal frames with spikes that may be strapped over footgear, on the inside of the leg to aid in climbing trees, public utility poles, etc.
- climbing lily — a climbing lily of the genus Gloriosa, native to Africa and Asia, having showy red and yellow flowers.
- climbing rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
- climbing wall — a specially constructed wall with recessed and projecting holds to give practice in rock climbing; a feature of many sports centres
- cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- closed-minded — having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It's hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed-minded person.
- clown anemone — a widely distributed anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, having broad bands of orange and white: popular in home aquariums.
- cns stimulant — A CNS stimulant is any substance that stimulates the central nervous system.
- co-management — the practice of managing something jointly
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- cockney bream — a young snapper fish
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- coenzyme q 10 — a naturally occurring, fat-soluble, vitaminlike enzyme found in a variety of foods and synthesized in the body: sold as a dietary supplement for its antioxidant properties.
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- cognomination — the process of giving a cognomen
- cold moulding — the production of moulded articles from resins that polymerize chemically
- coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
- column vector — a collection of numbers, as the components of a vector, written vertically.
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
- combinational — Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
- combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination
- combinatorics — a branch of mathematics dealing with combinations and permutations
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- comfort woman — a girl or woman forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
- coming of age — When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age.
- command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command
- commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commaundement — Obsolete spelling of commandment.
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commemoration — the act or an instance of commemorating
- commencements — Plural form of commencement.
- commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- commensalisms — a companion at table.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.