11-letter words containing n, o, c, m
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- consumptive — A consumptive person suffers from tuberculosis.
- contact man — an intermediary or go-between
- containment — Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries.
- contaminant — A contaminant is something that contaminates a substance such as water or food.
- contaminate — If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
- contaminous — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
- contemplant — absorbed in contemplation
- contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- contenement — a holding or a property that must be held by a freeman in order to maintain his station
- contentment — Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction.
- conterminal — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
- contour map — a map that indicates the physical features of the land; topographic map
- contretemps — A contretemps is a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing.
- controlment — power to direct or determine
- contumacity — the quality of being contumacious
- contumelies — Plural form of contumely.
- copernicium — a highly radioactive element that is produced synthetically. Symbol: Cn; atomic no: 112; atomic wt: 285
- coram nobis — a writ to correct an injury caused by a mistake of the court.
- corbynomics — the economic policies advocated by Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party from 2015
- corn muffin — a muffin, often shaped like a cupcake, made from cornmeal.
- corrigendum — an error to be corrected
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- cosmetician — a person who makes, sells, or applies cosmetics
- cosmogonies — Plural form of cosmogony.
- cosmogonist — A person who studies cosmogony.
- cosmonautic — Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- cotton mill — a factory where cotton is spun or woven
- cottonmouth — water moccasin
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- countermemo — a memorandum responding to another memorandum
- countermine — a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
- countermove — A countermove is an action that someone takes in response to an action by another person or group.
- countermure — a wall positioned behind, or before, another wall and hence providing extra defence
- countermyth — a myth that conflicts with another myth
- counterterm — Antithesis.
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- county farm — a farm maintained for the poor by a county.
- county home — a county poorhouse.
- covermounts — Plural form of covermount.
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- cramponning — climbing using crampons
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniognomy — the scientific study of the shape and characteristics of the skull
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.