11-letter words containing a, c, l
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- civil death — (formerly) the loss of all civil rights because of a serious conviction
- civilianize — to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary
- clack valve — a simple nonreturn valve using either a hinged flap or a ball
- clackmannan — a town in E central Scotland, in Clackmannanshire. Pop: 3450 (2001)
- 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.
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clam shells — the shell of a clam.
- clamatorial — of or relating to the American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae)
- 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.
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- clapperclaw — to claw or scratch with the hands and nails
- clarabellas — Plural form of clarabella.
- clarificant — any substance for clarifying a liquid.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clark gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
- 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
- claw hammer — a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- 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
- clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
- clean up on — to defeat; beat