8-letter words containing a, c, r, l
- carlisle — a city in NW England, administrative centre of Cumbria: railway and industrial centre. Pop: 71 773 (2001)
- carloads — Plural form of carload.
- carlotta — a feminine name
- carlsbad — a town in S California.
- carlsson — Ingvar [ing-vahr] /ˈɪŋ vɑr/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Swedish political leader: prime minister 1986–91, 1994–96.
- carnally — pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
- carniola — a region of N Slovenia: a former duchy and crownland of Austria (1335–1919); divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1919; part of Yugoslavia (1947–92)
- carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- carol ii — 1893–1953, king of Romania (1930–40), who was deposed by the Iron Guard
- carolean — characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England: a Carolean costume.
- carolers — Plural form of caroler.
- carolina — a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
- caroline — characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- carolled — Simple past tense and past participle of carol.
- caroller — A person who sings carols; a carol singer.
- carousal — a merry drinking party
- carousel — At an airport, a carousel is a moving surface from which passengers can collect their luggage.
- carpalia — any of the bones of the wrist.
- carpools — Plural form of carpool.
- carrells — Plural form of carrell.
- carriole — cariole
- carryall — A carryall is a large bag made of nylon, canvas, or leather, which you use to carry your clothes and other possessions, for example when you are travelling.
- cartable — Able to be carted or carried.
- cartland — Dame Barbara (Hamilton). 1901–2000, British novelist, noted for her prolific output of popular romantic fiction
- cartload — the amount a cart can hold
- caruncle — a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb
- cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- cavalero — a gentleman or cavalier
- cavalier — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation.
- caviller — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- cefaclor — a cephalosporin antibiotic, C 15 H 14 ClN 3 O 4 , used in the treatment of infections.
- celature — the art of embossing metal.
- celeriac — a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, with a large turnip-like root, used as a vegetable
- cellared — Simple past tense and past participle of cellar.
- cellarer — a monastic official responsible for food, drink, etc
- cellaret — a case, cabinet, or sideboard with compartments for holding wine bottles
- cellular — Cellular means relating to the cells of animals or plants.
- centeral — Misspelling of central.
- centrale — (anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
- cerclage — the treatment of an incompetent cervix by means of a suture in early pregnancy to prevent miscarriage
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- cervelas — a French garlic sausage
- cervelat — a smoked sausage made from pork and beef
- cervical — Cervical means relating to the cervix.
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
- chalmers — Alexander, 1759–1834, Scottish biographer, editor, and journalist.
- chandler — a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel