9-letter words containing c, l, e, a
- octennial — occurring every eight years.
- oldcastle — Sir John (Lord Cobham) 1377–1417, English martyr: leader of a Lollard conspiracy; executed for treason and heresy; model for Shakespeare's Falstaff.
- oleaceous — belonging to the Oleaceae, the olive family of plants.
- oleanolic — Of or pertaining to oleanolic acid or its derivatives.
- olecranal — the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- olecranon — the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- opalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of opalesce.
- opalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- opercular — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- osculated — Simple past tense and past participle of osculate.
- osculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of osculate.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- overclass — a social stratum consisting of educated and wealthy people considered to control the economic power of a country.
- overclean — too clean
- overclear — too clear
- overscale — larger or more extensive than normal or usual; outsize; oversize.
- pachelbel — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1706, German organist and composer.
- paleocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals.
- paleozoic — noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles.
- paperclip — a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- paraclete — an advocate or intercessor.
- parbuckle — a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parcelled — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- parfleche — a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
- pay cable — cable television.
- pay scale — salary range
- pcv valve — a valve used to control and direct the flow of gases during positive crankcase ventilation.
- peaceable — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
- peaceably — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
- peaceless — without peace
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- perceable — pierceable
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.