11-letter words containing a, c, l, s
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
- cholestatic — of or relating to cholestasis
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chuckwallas — Plural form of chuckwalla.
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clam shells — the shell of a clam.
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarabellas — Plural form of clarabella.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clarksville — city in N Tenn., on the Cumberland River: pop. 103,000
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- classic car — a car that is more than twenty-five years old
- classic-ada — (language) An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be like Smalltalk. It is implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- classically — Someone who has been classically trained in something such as art, music, or ballet has learned the traditional skills and methods of that subject.
- classicisms — Plural form of classicism.
- classicists — Plural form of classicist.
- classicized — Simple past tense and past participle of classicize.
- classifieds — The classifieds are the same as classified ad.
- classifiers — Plural form of classifier.
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
- claudius ii — full name Marcus Aurelius Claudius, called Gothicus. 214–270 ad, Roman emperor (268–270)
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clean hands — freedom from guilt
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
- clean slate — a record without dishonour