10-letter words containing a, p, l, i
- calciphile — calcicole.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- caligraphy — Alternative form of calligraphy.
- caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
- calligraph — to produce by means of calligraphy: The love letter was calligraphed in a delicate hand.
- calliopean — resembling a calliope in sound; piercingly loud: a calliopean voice.
- calliopsis — coreopsis
- callithump — a noisy band or parade
- calotypist — a person who produces photographs using the calotype process
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- candlepins — a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley
- canophilia — the love of dogs
- cap pistol — a toy gun using caps to imitate the sound of a real pistol.
- capability — If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.
- capillaire — a syrup flavoured with maidenhair fern or orange flower water
- capillatus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly mass of hair.
- capitalise — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- capitalism — Capitalism is an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are owned by private individuals and not by the state.
- capitalist — A capitalist country or system supports or is based on the principles of capitalism.
- capitalize — If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- capitolian — of or relating to the Capitoline
- capitoline — of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
- capitulant — a person who capitulates
- capitulary — any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
- capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- caprioling — Present participle of capriole.
- capsizable — able to be capsized
- capsulised — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulise.
- capsulized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulize.
- capsulizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capsulize.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- carapacial — relating to a carapace
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- catalepsis — Dated form of catalepsy.
- cataleptic — a physical condition usually associated with catatonic schizophrenia, characterized by suspension of sensation, muscular rigidity, fixity of posture, and often by loss of contact with environment.
- catapeltic — Pertaining to a catapult or to catapults.
- cataplasia — the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form
- catapultic — of or resembling a catapult
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content