8-letter words containing a, r, l
- clashers — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- claspers — a paired organ of male insects, used to clasp the female during copulation
- classier — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clatters — Plural form of clatter.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- claustra — barrier.
- claviers — Plural form of clavier.
- claviger — a key- or club-bearer
- claw bar — a crowbar or lever having a bend at one end with a claw for pulling spikes.
- clayborn — a male given name.
- claymore — a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- clayware — pottery
- cleaners — A person or thing that cleans something, in particular.
- cleanser — A cleanser is a liquid or cream that you use for cleaning your skin.
- clear of — If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- clearcut — Alternative spelling of clear cut.
- clearest — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- clearout — Alternative form of clear-out.
- clearway — a stretch of road on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- cleavers — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium aparine, having small white flowers and prickly stems and fruits
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- clip art — a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- clitoral — Clitoral means concerned with or relating to the clitoris.
- clochard — a tramp
- clorinda — a female given name.
- club car — a railway carriage with comfortable extending chairs, a bar, and other comforts
- coal car — a railroad car designed for transporting coal
- coal tar — Coal tar is a thick black liquid made from coal which is used for making drugs and chemical products.
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- coalyard — an enclosed or open area used for the storage of coal
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cochlear — a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- colander — A colander is a container in the shape of a bowl with holes in it which you wash or drain food in.
- cold war — The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War.
- coleader — a fellow leader
- colinear — collinear.
- collards — A cabbage of a variety that does not develop a heart.
- collared — the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- collaret — a small collar
- collator — a person or machine that collates texts or manuscripts
- colorado — a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
- colorant — A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color.
- colorate — To apply color to something, make colourful.
- colorway — (arts) The scheme of two or more colors in which a design is available. It is often used to describe variegated or ombre (shades of one color) print yarns, fabric, or thread. It can also be applied to apparel, to wallpaper and other interior design motifs, and to specifications for printed materials such as magazines or newspapers.
- coltrane — John (William). 1926–67, US jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer