11-letter words containing o, s, m, u
- computerese — the jargon and terminology associated with computers
- computerise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of computerize.
- computerist — a computer user
- confusement — (nonstandard) Confusion.
- consumables — goods intended to be bought, used, and replaced, esp materials needed for computers and photocopiers
- consumerism — Consumerism is the belief that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods.
- consumerist — Consumerist economies are ones which encourage people to consume a lot of goods.
- consumerize — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- consumingly — In a consuming manner; so as to consume.
- consummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consummates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consummate.
- consummator — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- 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.
- contaminous — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
- contumelies — Plural form of contumely.
- cosmic dust — fine particles of solid matter occurring throughout interstellar space and often collecting into clouds of extremely low density
- cosmonautic — Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- coursemates — Plural form of coursemate.
- courtierism — the characteristic practices or qualities of a courtier
- covermounts — Plural form of covermount.
- cram course — an intensive course of study designed to review or teach material needed for a specific purpose or, often, material previously taught but not mastered.
- culmicolous — (of a fungus) growing on grass culms.
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- culturomics — the study of human culture and cultural trends over time by means of quantitative analysis of words and phrases in a very large corpus of digitized texts: Culturomics can pinpoint periods of accelerated language change.
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- custom-made — If something is custom-made, it is made according to someone's special requirements.
- custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- customhouse — a building or office where customs or duties are paid and ships are cleared for entering or leaving
- customizing — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- demagoguism — demagoguery.
- demodulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate.
- denouements — Plural form of denouement.
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- diminuendos — Plural form of diminuendo.
- diminutions — Plural form of diminution.
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- disco music — 70s dance music
- dismounting — Present participle of dismount.
- dismutation — (biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously.
- documenters — Plural form of documenter.
- don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.