9-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- countable — capable of being counted
- countably — in a countable manner
- covalence — the number of pairs of electrons that an atom can share with its neighboring atoms
- covalency — the formation and nature of covalent bonds
- crackling — the crisp browned skin of roast pork
- cracknels — crisply fried bits of fat pork
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- cranially — With regard to the cranium.
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crashland — Alternative form of crash-land.
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- crenelate — to furnish with battlements or crenels, or with squared notches
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crown law — criminal law
- crownland — a large administrative division of the former empire of Austria-Hungary
- cubanelle — a long thin variety of sweet pepper
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- cup plant — a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large yellow flower heads and opposite leaves that envelop the stem, forming a cup.
- cut along — to hurry off
- cyan blue — a moderate greenish-blue to bluish-green color.
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cyclopean — of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
- cyclopian — having only one eye
- cyllenian — of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.
- cynically — If you say that someone is cynically doing something, you mean they are doing it to benefit themselves and they do not care that they are deceiving, harming, or using people.
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- danceable — appropriate for or conducive to dancing: danceable music.
- dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- dandiacal — of the nature of a dandy, like a dandy
- day-clean — the time after first dawn when the sun begins to shine; clear daybreak
- de lancey — James, 1703–60, American jurist and politician in New York.
- decagonal — Shaped like a decagon.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- decennial — lasting for ten years
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.