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11-letter words containing a, d, o, l

  • charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • child actor — an actor who is a child
  • child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
  • chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • chol hamoed — the middle days of the festivals of Passover and Sukkoth, on which necessary work is permitted
  • choledochal — Related to the bile duct.
  • cholic acid — crystalline acid found in bile
  • chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
  • clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
  • cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
  • clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
  • clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
  • clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
  • closed game — a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
  • closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
  • closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
  • clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
  • cloth-eared — deaf
  • cloud grass — a grass, Agrostis nebulosa, of Spain, having clusters of tiny spikelets on slender stalks, used in bouquets.
  • cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
  • cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
  • cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
  • cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
  • codicillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a codicil.
  • colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
  • cold cellar — root cellar.
  • cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
  • coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
  • colloidally — in the manner of a colloid
  • color guard — the persons carrying and escorting the colors (flag) in a parade, ceremony, etc.
  • coloradoite — a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.
  • columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
  • comedically — from a comedic point of view or in a comedic manner
  • commandable — able to be commanded
  • commendable — If you describe someone's behaviour as commendable, you approve of it or are praising it.
  • commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
  • common land — Common land is land which everyone is allowed to use.
  • compactedly — in a compacted manner
  • complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
  • conan doyle — Sir Arthur. 1859–1930, British author of detective stories and historical romances and the creator of Sherlock Holmes
  • conciliated — to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.
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