cms

C3M3S1

plural of cm; centimeters

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

cms1

noun
  1. pluralproscribedplural of cm; centimeters

    Chapman - known to Russian tabloids as "Agent 90-60-90" because of her figure measurements, in cms – was not available for comment.

    2010 December 21, Tom Parfitt, “Spy Anna Chapman 'to lead youth wing of Putin's party'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023

CMS2

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismmediaInitialism of Chicago Manual of Style.
  2. USabbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Church Mission Society (formerly Church Missionary Society).
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

    “If the FDA grants traditional approval CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria is covered,” CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in a statement.

    2023 June 1, Carma Hassan, “FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drugs will be covered by Medicare, with some limitations, CMS says”, in CNN
    1 more example

    The notices sent to staffers in the office suggested that they contact the former director of the office if they had a complaint — but that director died late last year, Karen Shields, a former CMS executive, posted on LinkedIn on Tuesday morning.

    2025 April 1, Nick Valencia, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Tami Luhby and Sean Lyngaas, “‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies”, in CNN
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Charles Martel Society.
    1 more example

    Other groups have different messages: the National Policy Institute, fronted by Richard Spencer and designed to “elevate the consciousness of whites”; the Occidental Quarterly, run by CMS member Kevin MacDonald and presenting itself as a scholarly journal; American Third Position, later rebranded as the American Freedom Party, led by Johnson with “a platform that is predicated on the preservation of our traditional European roots.”

    2022 May 20, Elle Reeve, “How White ‘replacement theory’ evolved from elderly racists to teens online to the alleged inspiration for another racist mass homicide”, in CNN
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Child Maintenance Service.
nounCMS (countable and uncountable, plural CMSes or CMSs)

plural CMSes · plural CMSs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of content management system.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of call management system.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeducationInitialism of career management skills.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of color management system.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of Conversational Monitor System.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablevideo gamesInitialism of construction and management simulation, a style of game that involves planning and managing a population of citizens in a town or similar, without direct control of characters.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableatomnatural sciencesInitialism of compact muon solenoid.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablematerials scienceInitialism of carbon microsphere.
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of congenital myasthenic syndrome.

CMs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of CM
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APA

cms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cms

MLA

“cms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cms. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cms,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cms.

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