13-letter words containing n, o, c, m
- 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 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 rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
- 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.
- 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.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- commensurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commensurate.
- commentations — Plural form of commentation.
- commented out — comment out
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commiseration — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissionary — Of, relating to, or conferring a commission.
- commissioners — a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission.
- commissioning — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- committedness — The state or condition of being committed; commitment.