11-letter words containing r, m, e, t
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chrome tape — magnetic recording tape coated with chrome dioxide
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- chromometer — An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- circle time — a time in which pre-school or primary school children sit in a circle and take turns to speak, usually with possession of a circulated object being the sign of whose turn it is
- circumflect — to emphasize with a circumflex accent
- circumspect — If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
- climacteric — a critical event or period
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- closed term — (theory) A term with no free variables.
- coercimeter — an instrument used for measurement of coercive force
- colorimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- combat gear — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- combo store — a combined drugstore and supermarket.
- come-hither — alluring; seductive
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- comfortless — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- comisserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commemorate — To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
- commendator — a person who holds a commendam
- commentator — A commentator is a broadcaster who gives a radio or television commentary on an event.
- commiserate — If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them.
- common tern — any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
- compartment — A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- compatriate — Misspelling of compatriot.
- compensator — a person or thing that compensates
- competitors — a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.
- competitory — competitive.
- componentry — the components of a machine, vehicle, stereo system, etc.
- comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
- comportance — comportment
- comportment — conduct; bearing
- comptometer — a high-speed calculating machine: superseded by electronic calculators
- comptroller — A comptroller is someone who is in charge of the accounts of a business or a government department; used mainly in official titles.
- computerate — If someone is computerate, they have enough skill and knowledge to be able to use a computer.
- computerdom — the computer industry
- computerese — the jargon and terminology associated with computers