13-letter words containing s, m, a, c
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- contextualism — (in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- corporativism — corporatism
- cosmeceutical — a cosmetic that has, or is claimed to have, pharmaceutical properties
- cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- cost estimate — an estimate of how much something will cost
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costume drama — any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- côtes-d'armor — a department of W France, on the N coast of Brittany. Capital: St Brieuc. Pop: 553 969 (2003 est). Area: 6878 sq km (2656 sq miles)
- coulomb's law — the principle that the force of attraction or repulsion between two point electric charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. A similar law holds for particles with mass
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterstream — a stream (of matter) which travels in the opposite direction
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- crack a smile — to break into a smile
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- cramer's rule — a method involving the determinant of the coefficients, for calculating a unique solution for a given system of linear equations.
- crape jasmine — a shrub, Tabernaemontana divaricata, native to India, having white flowers that are fragrant at night.
- crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
- crash program — a plan of action entailing rapid and intensive production, growth, or the like, undertaken to meet a deadline or solve a pressing problem: a crash program to develop a new fighter plane.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- criminalising — Present participle of criminalise.
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- critical mass — In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction.
- cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- cubic measure — a system of units for the measurement of volumes, based on the cubic inch, the cubic centimetre, etc
- custard cream — a biscuit consisting of two layers with a filling of vanilla-flavoured paste
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- customer base — A business's customer base is all its regular customers, considered as a group.
- customer care — the work of looking after customers and ensuring their satisfaction with one's business and its goods or services
- customer data — Customer data is information held on file about customers by a store or other business, usually including names, contact details, and buying habits.
- customisation — Alternative spelling of customization.
- customization — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- dame's rocket — a Eurasian plant, Hesperis matronalis, of the mustard family, having loose clusters of four-petalled purple or white fragrant flowers.
- damson cheese — thick damson jam
- danse macabre — dance of death
- decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
- decompensated — Simple past tense and past participle of decompensate.
- decompensates — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decriminalise — Alternative spelling of decriminalize.