9-letter words containing a, c, e, l
- cleavable — capable of being cleft or split.
- cleavaged — Having (a particular kind of) cleavage.
- cleavages — the act of cleaving or splitting.
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- cleopatra — a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clergical — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the clergy; clerical; learned.
- clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
- clericals — the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
- clericate — a clerical post
- cleveland — a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
- clickable — A clickable image on a computer screen is one that you can point the cursor at and click on, in order to make something happen.
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climbable — to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only: to climb up a ladder.
- clitellar — relating to the clitellum of earthworms
- clockface — Alternative spelling of clock face.
- clodpated — stupid
- clogdance — a folk dance characterized by heavy stamping steps, performed while wearing clogs
- closeable — able to be closed
- closehead — the entrance to a tenement close
- cloud ear — tree ear
- cloudware — software that runs and is accessed on remote Internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- club deal — a takeover bid in which several private-equity companies form a syndicate to acquire a target company
- clubbable — A clubbable person is friendly and likes being with other people, which makes them good members of social clubs.
- clubfaces — Plural form of clubface.
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- co-equals — equal with another or each other in rank, ability, extent, etc.: The two top students were coequal.
- co-relate — to correlate.
- coachable — capable of being coached
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coagulase — any enzyme that causes coagulation of blood
- coagulate — When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
- coal fire — a mass of burning coal used esp in a hearth to heat a room
- coal mine — A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
- coal seam — a bed of coal.
- coalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of coalesce.
- coalescer — A coalescer is a vessel or stage which causes small drops of a liquid to come together and form a stream or form elements with a larger volume.
- coalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalesce.
- coalfaces — Plural form of coalface.
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- coalhouse — a shed or building for storing coal
- coalminer — One who mines for coal.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- cobaltite — a rare silvery-white mineral consisting of cobalt arsenic sulphide in cubic crystalline form: a major ore of cobalt, used in ceramics. Formula: CoAsS