8-letter words containing a, l, b
- campbell — Sir Colin, Baron Clyde. 1792–1863, British field marshal who relieved Lucknow for the second time (1857) and commanded in Oudh, suppressing the Indian Mutiny
- cannibal — Cannibals are people who eat the flesh of other human beings.
- carbamyl — a radical, NH2CO, that is derived from carbamic acid
- carbanil — phenyl isocyanate.
- carbaryl — an organic compound of the carbamate group: used as an insecticide, esp to treat head lice
- carbinol — methanol
- carbolic — of or derived from carbolic acid.
- carbonyl — of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group =CO
- carboxyl — the group COOH, characteristic of organic acids, including fatty acids and amino acids
- carlsbad — a town in S California.
- cartable — Able to be carted or carried.
- cascabel — a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon
- cashable — Able to be converted into cash.
- castable — able to be cast; suitable for casting
- causable — that can be caused
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- chaebols — Plural form of chaebol.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- chewable — Chewable describes drugs that are best or most easily absorbed by chewing.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- clackbox — the casing enclosing a clack
- clambake — A clambake is a picnic at which clams and other food are served.
- clambers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamber.
- clangbox — a device fitted to a jet-engine to change the direction of thrust
- clapback — Lb music An exercise where the pupil is instructed to repeat a previously played rhythm by clapping.
- claribel — a female given name.
- claw bar — a crowbar or lever having a bend at one end with a claw for pulling spikes.
- clawback — the recovery of a sum of money, esp by taxation or penalty
- claybank — a dull brownish-orange colour
- clayborn — a male given name.
- closable — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- club bag — a soft, usually leather, two-handled bag suitable for use in traveling or for general utility.
- club car — a railway carriage with comfortable extending chairs, a bar, and other comforts
- clubable — Alternative form of clubbable.
- clubface — the face of a golf club
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhaul — to force (a sailing vessel) onto a new tack, esp in an emergency, by fastening a lee anchor to the lee quarter, dropping the anchor as the vessel comes about, and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- coalball — a nodule of coal containing fossilized plant remains
- cob coal — coal in large, rounded lumps
- cobaltic — of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state
- cocobola — timber from trees of the genus Delbergia, including rosewood
- coloboma — a structural defect of the eye, esp in the choroid, retina, or iris