13-letter words containing n, a, c, r, e
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- cockney bream — a young snapper fish
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- coconut water — the watery, drinkable liquid inside an immature coconut.
- coelenterates — Plural form of coelenterate.
- coeur d'alene — a member of an Indian people in N Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake.
- coin-operated — (of a machine) operated by the insertion of a coin
- coinheritance — joint inheritance
- cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
- colorfastness — The characteristic of being colorfast.
- command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command
- commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commemoration — the act or an instance of commemorating
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- commensurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commensurate.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commiseration — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- common market — A common market is an organization of countries who have agreed to trade freely with each other and make common decisions about industry and agriculture.
- common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
- common rafter — a rafter having no function other than to bear roofing.
- communautaire — supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- compartimento — any of the 18 administrative districts into which Italy is divided.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- compressional — relating to compression
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- concelebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate.
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
- concentrative — tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration
- concentrators — Plural form of concentrator.
- concert grand — a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length
- concert party — a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
- concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
- concertmaster — The concertmaster of an orchestra is the most senior violin player, who acts as a deputy to the conductor.
- concessionary — A concessionary price is a special price which is lower than the normal one and which is often given to old people, students, and the unemployed.