8-letter words containing c, h, l, a
- claddagh — Irish ring
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clarsach — the Celtic harp of Scotland and Ireland
- clashers — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- 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.
- cleaneth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean.
- cleaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of cleave.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- clochard — a tramp
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhaul — to force (a sailing vessel) onto a new tack, esp in an emergency, by fastening a lee anchor to the lee quarter, dropping the anchor as the vessel comes about, and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coal hod — a small pail for carrying coal; a coal scuttle.
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- coalhole — a small coal cellar
- coalshed — a shed in which coal is stored
- cochleae — Plural form of cochlea.
- cochlear — a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- coolabah — an Australian myrtaceous tree, Eucalyptus microtheca, that grows along rivers and has smooth bark and long narrow leaves
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- eschalot — Archaic form of shallot.
- eschewal — The act of eschewing.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- exarchal — Of or relating to an exarch.
- falchion — a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
- flexcash — flexdollars.
- gadhelic — Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound remained a velar. Irish and Scottish Gaelic belong to Goidelic.
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- gralloch — the entrails of a deer
- hackable — (computing) That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- hackling — Present participle of hackle.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- halachah — Halakhah.
- halachic — Of or pertaining to halacha (Jewish law).
- halakhic — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- half cut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- half-cup — half of a cup, equal to 4 fluid ounces (0.1 liter) or 8 tablespoons.
- half-cut — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- halfback — Football. one of two backs who typically line up on each side of the fullback. the position played by such a back.