9-letter words containing a, c, l, i
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- criterial — of or relating to criteria
- criticals — Plural form of critical.
- crossrail — a horizontal slat forming part of the back of a chair.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- crucially — involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.
- cryptical — mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
- cuadrilla — a small group, esp a matador's assistants
- cubically — In a cubic manner.
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cultivars — Plural form of cultivar.
- cultivate — If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
- culturati — the cultured elite of a society
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- curtailer — One who curtails.
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- cuticulae — Plural form of cuticula.
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- cyclicals — Stocks in cyclical companies (those whose success varies with the seasonal or economic cycle).
- cycloidal — Pertaining to or resembling a cycloid; or a circle.
- cyclopian — having only one eye
- cyllenian — of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cynically — If you say that someone is cynically doing something, you mean they are doing it to benefit themselves and they do not care that they are deceiving, harming, or using people.
- cytocidal — capable of killing cells.
- dactylics — Plural form of dactylic.
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- daly city — city in W Calif.: suburb of San Francisco: pop. 104,000
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- dandiacal — of the nature of a dandy, like a dandy
- dapatical — (obsolete) sumptuous in cheer.
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decennial — lasting for ten years