9-letter words containing c, l, e, a
- episcopal — Of a bishop or bishops.
- epithecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the epitheca, the upper half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- equivocal — Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
- erectable — Capable of being erected or raised up.
- eristical — Obsolete form of eristic.
- erratical — (rare) erratic.
- escaladed — Simple past tense and past participle of escalade.
- escalader — A soldier who escalades.
- escalades — Plural form of escalade.
- escalated — Increase rapidly.
- escalates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of escalate.
- escalator — A moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, conveying people between the floors of a public building.
- escallops — Plural form of escallop.
- escaloped — Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
- escalopes — Plural form of escalope.
- escapable — Able to be escaped or run from.
- esclandre — (archaic) Infamy.
- esclavage — A type of chain or bead necklace.
- especiall — Obsolete form of especial.
- etherical — relating to ether
- ethically — In an ethical manner.
- eucalypti — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eucalypts — Plural form of eucalypt.
- euclidean — (rare) alternative spelling of Euclidean.
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- evangelic — Evangelical.
- everclear — (chiefly, US, dated, humorous) Any home-brewed grain alcohol, especially one with a dangerously high (chemically unstable) concentration of pure alcohol.
- exactable — Having the capability of being exacted.
- excalibur — (in Arthurian legend) the magic sword of King Arthur
- excisable — Liable or subject to excise.
- excitable — Responding rather too readily to something new or stimulating; too easily excited.
- exclaimed — Cry out suddenly, esp. in surprise, anger, or pain.
- exclaimer — One who exclaims.
- exculpate — Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
- excusable — Able to be justified or forgiven; forgivable.
- excusably — In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree.
- execrable — Extremely bad or unpleasant.
- execrably — In an execrable way.
- explicate — Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
- exultance — Exultation.
- exultancy — Exultance, exultation.
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- facecloth — washcloth.
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.