9-letter words containing c, l, e, f
- laticifer — a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
- leaf scar — the mark left on a stem or twig after a leaf falls.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- left-face — a 90° turn to the left, especially as a marching command.
- lichfield — a town in SE Staffordshire, in central England, N of Birmingham: birthplace of Samuel Johnson.
- life-care — designed to provide for the basic needs of elderly residents, usually in return for an initial fee and monthly service payments: a life-care facility; life-care communities.
- lifecycle — Alternative spelling of life cycle.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- lose face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- luciferin — a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- maleffect — an undesirable effect
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- mercyfull — Obsolete spelling of merciful.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- parfleche — a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
- perfectly — in a perfect manner or to a perfect degree: to sing an aria perfectly.
- pocketful — the amount that a pocket will hold.
- prefacial — located anterior to the face
- radcliffe — Ann (Ward) 1764–1823, English writer of Gothic romances.
- reflected — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- reflecter — a critic or someone who casts reflections or thoughts
- reflector — a person or thing that reflects.
- refluence — flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- ricefield — a field where rice is grown
- richfield — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- screw fly — screwworm fly.
- self-care — care of the self without medical or other professional consultation.
- shelf ice — ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf.
- sourceful — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- speechful — full of speech or expression
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- sutcliffe — Herbert. 1894–1978, English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire; scorer of 149 centuries and 1000 runs in a season 24 times
- tallchief — Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.
- teacupful — as much as a teacup will hold, equal to 4 fluid ounces (113 grams).
- teleferic — telpher.
- thickleaf — any of various succulent plants of the crassulaceous genus Crassula, having sessile or short-stalked fleshy leaves
- uncareful — not careful; not caring or vigilant; careless
- veal calf — a calf, esp one bred for eating
- wickliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.