11-letter words containing b, c, l
- child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
- child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
- childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
- chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- chockablock — pulled so tight as to have the blocks touching
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- clarabellas — Plural form of clarabella.
- clark gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
- cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- cliff brake — any of several common ferns of the genus Pellaea, usually growing in pockets of thin soil on rocks.
- clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
- close brace — right brace
- closed book — something deemed unknown or incapable of being understood
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
- club fungus — basidiomycete
- club member — a person who is a member of a club
- club-footed — a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- coach-built — (of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
- cobalt blue — any greenish-blue pigment containing cobalt aluminate, usually made by heating cobaltous sulphate, aluminium oxide, and phosphoric acid together
- cobalt bomb — a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- cockblocker — Agent noun of cockblock: one who cockblocks.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cognoscible — able to be known or recognized
- coilability — the ability to be coiled
- cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- collaborate — When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.
- collapsable — capable of collapsing or of being collapsed, as for carrying or storing.
- collapsible — A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used.
- collarbones — Plural form of collarbone.
- collectable — A collectable object is one which is valued very highly by collectors because it is rare or beautiful.
- collectible — that can be collected
- collembolan — any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
- colliquable — capable of dissolving
- colonizable — Capable of being colonized.
- color-blind — Someone who is color-blind cannot see the difference between colors, especially between red and green.
- colorbearer — a person who carries the colors or standard, especially of a military body. Compare guidon (def 2).
- colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.