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12-letter words containing r, m, c

  • circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
  • circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
  • cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
  • citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
  • city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
  • cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
  • claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
  • claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
  • clam chowder — chowder containing clams
  • clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
  • clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
  • clamjamphrie — rubbish
  • clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
  • clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
  • clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
  • clear as mud — not at all clear
  • clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
  • clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
  • climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
  • clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
  • clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
  • clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
  • cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
  • clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
  • coat of arms — The coat of arms of a family, town, or organization is a special design in the form of a shield that they use as a symbol of their identity.
  • cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
  • coffee cream — cream for use in coffee; light cream.
  • coffee maker — Also, coffeemaker. an apparatus for brewing coffee; coffeepot.
  • coffee-maker — a domestic appliance that makes coffee
  • coffeemakers — Plural form of coffeemaker.
  • coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
  • cold comfort — If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is cold comfort to someone, you mean that it gives them little or no comfort because their situation is so difficult or unpleasant.
  • color scheme — In a room or house, the color scheme is the way in which colors have been used to decorate it.
  • colorimeters — Plural form of colorimeter.
  • colorimetric — a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.
  • colour model — (graphics)   Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
  • column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
  • columnarized — columnar (def 3).
  • combat-ready — ready for combat
  • comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
  • come forward — If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
  • come out for — to announce one's approval of; endorse
  • come running — hurry, rush
  • come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
  • come to rest — When an object that has been moving comes to rest, it finally stops.
  • comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
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