12-letter words containing a, c, m, e, s, t
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- come to pass — to take place
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commandments — a command or mandate.
- commemorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commemorate.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- commentaries — Plural form of commentary.
- commentators — Plural form of commentator.
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- commiserates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commiserate.
- commiserator — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compartments — Plural form of compartment.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- complex salt — a salt that contains one or more complex ions
- compost heap — an outdoor pile of compostabale material that degrades into compost
- compulsative — compulsory
- concealments — Plural form of concealment.
- conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- containments — Plural form of containment.
- contaminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contaminate.
- contemplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cosmeticians — Plural form of cosmetician.
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.