10-letter words containing o, r, s, m
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- classrooms — Plural form of classroom.
- cloakrooms — Plural form of cloakroom.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- cocomposer — a fellow composer
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- comburgess — (formerly) a fellow citizen or freeman of a borough
- combustors — Plural form of combustor.
- come first — If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.
- comforters — Plural form of comforter.
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commeasure — to coincide with in degree, extent, quality, etc
- commissars — Plural form of commissar.
- commissary — A commissary is a shop that provides food and equipment in a place such as a military camp or a prison.
- commissure — a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates
- commodores — Plural form of commodore.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- compactors — Plural form of compactor.
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- compersion — The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response.
- completers — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- compositor — A compositor is a person who arranges the text and pictures of a book, magazine, or newspaper before it is printed.
- composters — Plural form of composter.
- composture — compost or manure
- composures — Plural form of composure.
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- compresses — Plural form of compress.
- compressor — A compressor is a machine or part of a machine that squeezes gas or air and makes it take up less space.
- comprising — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- compromise — A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- compursion — the act of contracting the mouth into a small rounded shape
- compuserve — CompuServe Information Service
- comstocker — a person who practises comstockery
- conacreism — the Irish system of letting farming land for a season or for eleven months
- concretism — the practice of representing abstract concepts in concrete terms
- condemners — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.