11-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- 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 ).
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- 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
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleanhanded — free from guilt
- cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- cleanshaven — having all the hairs shaved off
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatizing — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clinandrium — a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers
- clindamycin — an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
- cling peach — a clingstone peach.
- clock in at — If something such as a CD or film clocks in at a particular amount of time, it is that amount of time long.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- cloxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat staphylococcal infections due to penicillin-resistant organisms
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- cluj-napoca — city in Transylvania, NW Romania: pop. 322,000
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- co-location — (networking) /koh'loh-kay`sh*n/ or /koh`loh-kay'sh*n/ (Or "colocation") Providing network connections such as Internet leased lines to several servers housed together in a server room. This is typically provided as a commercial service. The hyphenated form is correct and the most common on the web, followed by "colocation". "collocation" (/ko`loh-kay'sh*n/, not /koh'-/), is an old word with a similar meaning. It is common in dictionaries and follows the pattern of other Latin-derived words like collect, college, and collate, but is least common on the web. The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly /koh'loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh'kayt/).
- co-relation — correlation
- coagulating — Present participle of coagulate.
- coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
- coal mining — the act, process, or industry of extracting coal from the earth
- coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
- coalignment — Alignment together.
- coalitional — a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- coffin nail — a cigarette
- cognitional — Of or pertaining to cognition.
- cognizantly — In a cognizant manner.
- coleopteran — any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
- colinearity — the state of being arranged in the same linear sequence