8-letter words containing c, i, l, a
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattily — In a chatty manner.
- chemical — Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chillada — a kind of fried patty
- chimeral — Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses).
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chivalry — Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- ciclaton — an expensive cloth used in medieval times
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- ciliated — possessing or relating to cilia
- ciliates — Plural form of ciliate.
- cilician — of or relating to Cilicia or its inhabitants
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
- cinnamyl — a univalent radical of cinnamic compounds
- circular — Something that is circular is shaped like a circle.
- cis male — a person who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- citadels — Plural form of citadel.
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- clacking — Present participle of clack.
- cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- cladists — Plural form of cladist.
- clafouti — a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
- claimant — A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill.
- claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- clairaut — Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clamlike — any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clammily — In a clammy manner.
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clanging — a clanging sound.
- clanking — a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
- 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
- clapping — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.