9-letter words containing c, e, a, s
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- latescent — becoming latent
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leaf scar — the mark left on a stem or twig after a leaf falls.
- leaseback — the disposal of a building, land, or other property to a buyer under special arrangements for simultaneously leasing it on a long-term basis to the original seller, usually with an option to renew the lease.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- les cayes — Les. Les Cayes.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- localised — localisation
- localizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of localize.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- maccabees — (used with a plural verb) the members of the Hasmonean family of Jewish leaders and rulers comprising the sons of Mattathias and their descendants and reigning in Judea from 167? to 37 b.c., especially Judas Maccabaeus and his brothers, who defeated the Syrians under Antiochus IV in 165? and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.
- macerates — Plural form of macerate.
- machabees — Maccabees (def 2).
- mackensen — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1945, German field marshal.
- mackerels — Plural form of mackerel.
- mackerras — Sir Charles. 1925–2010, Australian conductor, esp of opera
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- maieutics — the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- manicheus — Manes.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manicures — Plural form of manicure.
- marcasite — Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- marcellus — (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib"the Lion of God") a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
- marruecos — Spanish name of Morocco.
- mascarade — Alternative form of masquerade.
- mascaraed — a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- mascouche — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- masculate — (obsolete, transitive) To make strong.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.