12-letter words containing c, a, l
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- classicalism — classicism
- classicality — (uncountable) The condition of being classical.
- classicistic — Of or pertaining to classicism.
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- claw hatchet — a hatchet with a claw at one end of its head for extracting nails
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
- clean bowled — bowled by a ball that breaks the wicket without hitting the batsman or his bat
- clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- clean-handed — free from wrongdoing; guiltless.
- clean-limbed — having well-proportioned limbs
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clear-headed — If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cleft palate — If someone has a cleft palate, they were born with a narrow opening along the roof of their mouth which makes it difficult for them to speak properly.
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- clickability — (computing) The quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked.
- clickjacking — the practice of using a disguised hyperlink to direct an internet user to a website he or she does not wish to visit
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- client state — A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- cliffhanging — Present participle of cliffhang.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- climatically — of or relating to climate.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring