11-letter words containing a, l, e, s
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- 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
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clam shells — the shell of a clam.
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- 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
- classicized — Simple past tense and past participle of classicize.
- classifieds — The classifieds are the same as classified ad.
- classifiers — Plural form of classifier.
- classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- 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
- clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- cleanshaven — having all the hairs shaved off
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clericalism — a policy of upholding the power of the clergy
- clericalist — Of or pertaining to clericalism.
- clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- close brace — right brace
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.