14-letter words containing n, o, c, m
- circumferentor — an instrument that measures the circumference of a tyre
- circumfixation — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- circumgyration — the act of rolling, turning, or travelling about
- circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- circumnutation — the irregular spiral or elliptical rotation of the apex of a growing stem, root, or shoot, caused by differences in the rate of growth of the opposite sides
- circumnutatory — relating to circumnutation
- circumposition — the act of circumposing
- circumrotation — Rotation or revolution around an axis.
- circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
- circumvolution — the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
- cisnormativity — (LGBT, neologism) The assumption that all human beings are cisgender, i.e. have a gender identity which matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
- cleaning woman — A cleaning woman is the same as a cleaning lady.
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- climbing irons — spiked steel frames worn on the feet to assist in climbing trees, ice slopes, etc
- clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
- coastguardsman — Coast Guard (def 3).
- cochairmanship — the position of being one of the two chairmen of an organization
- coffee machine — a machine that makes coffee from ground coffee
- coffee morning — A coffee morning is a social event at which coffee and tea are served. It takes place in the morning, and is usually intended to raise money for charity.
- colombian gold — a potent marijuana grown in South America.
- coma berenices — a faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Ursa Major and Boötes containing the Coma Cluster a cluster of approximately 1000 galaxies, at a mean distance of 300 million light years
- combinableness — The quality or state of being combinable.
- combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
- combining form — A combining form is a word that is used, or used with a particular meaning, only when joined to another word. For example, '-legged' as in 'four-legged' and '-fold' as in 'fivefold' are combining forms.
- come down with — If you come down with an illness, you get it.
- come in useful — If an object or skill comes in useful, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
- come naturally — If something comes naturally to you, you find it easy to do and quickly become good at it.
- come on strong — If someone comes on strong, they make their intentions or feelings clear in an excessive or aggressive way.
- come one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- come to an end — to become completed or exhausted
- come to nought — If you try to do something but your efforts are not successful, you can say that your efforts come to nought.
- comfort eating — the practice of eating to make oneself feel happier
- comma position — angulation (def 3).
- comma-position — an angular part, position, or formation.
- command module — the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
- command-driven — pertaining to or denoting a software program whose instructions to perform specified tasks are issued by the user as typed commands in predetermined syntax (contrasted with menu-driven).
- commandantship — the office of a commandant
- commemorations — Plural form of commemoration.
- commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commentary box — the place where the commentators on a sporting event sit
- commentatorial — relating to commentators or the creation of commentaries
- commiserations — Plural form of commiseration.
- commission fee — a fee paid to auctioneers, salespeople, etc, for their services
- commissionable — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- commissionaire — a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, etc
- commitment fee — a charge made by a bank, in addition to interest, to make a loan available to a potential borrower
- committeewoman — a female member of a committee
- committeewomen — Plural form of committeewoman.