9-letter words containing a, l
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- clitellar — relating to the clitellum of earthworms
- cloacitis — inflammation of the cloaca in birds, including domestic fowl, and other animals with a common opening of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts
- cloakroom — In a public building, the cloakroom is the place where people can leave their coats, umbrellas, and so on.
- clockface — Alternative spelling of clock face.
- clodpated — stupid
- clogdance — a folk dance characterized by heavy stamping steps, performed while wearing clogs
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
- clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
- closeable — able to be closed
- closehead — the entrance to a tenement close
- cloth cap — A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men.
- cloth-cap — pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- cloud ear — tree ear
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- cloudland — region of dreams, imagination, or impractical speculation; visionary realm
- cloudware — software that runs and is accessed on remote Internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- club card — A club card is a card issued by a retailer which allows the card holder to make discounted purchases.
- club deal — a takeover bid in which several private-equity companies form a syndicate to acquire a target company
- club hand — a deformity of the hand, analogous to club foot
- club soda — Club soda is fizzy water used for mixing with alcoholic drinks and fruit juice.
- club sofa — a heavily upholstered sofa having solid sides and a low back.
- clubbable — A clubbable person is friendly and likes being with other people, which makes them good members of social clubs.
- clubfaces — Plural form of clubface.
- clubhands — Plural form of clubhand.
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- co-equals — equal with another or each other in rank, ability, extent, etc.: The two top students were coequal.
- co-relate — to correlate.
- coachable — capable of being coached
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coachload — A coachload of people is a group of people who are travelling somewhere together in a coach.
- coagulant — a substance that aids or produces coagulation
- coagulase — any enzyme that causes coagulation of blood
- coagulate — When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
- coal ball — a spherical mass of mineral and plant material embedded in coal beds, ranging in size from that of a pea to that of a boulder.
- coal fire — a mass of burning coal used esp in a hearth to heat a room
- coal mine — A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
- coal sack — a dark nebula in the Milky Way close to the Southern Cross
- coal seam — a bed of coal.
- coalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of coalesce.
- coalescer — A coalescer is a vessel or stage which causes small drops of a liquid to come together and form a stream or form elements with a larger volume.
- coalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coalesce.
- coalfaces — Plural form of coalface.
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- coalhouse — a shed or building for storing coal