9-letter words containing c, l, e, n
- corolline — relating to a corolla
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- cosmoline — a substance obtained from petroleum that is similar to petrolatum and is applied to machinery, esp vehicles or weapons, in order to prevent rust
- cotyledon — a simple embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, which, in some species, forms the first green leaf after germination
- counseled — advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- counselee — a person who is being professionally counseled
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- countable — capable of being counted
- countless — Countless means very many.
- countline — (in the confectionery trade) a chocolate-based bar
- covalence — the number of pairs of electrons that an atom can share with its neighboring atoms
- covalency — the formation and nature of covalent bonds
- cracknels — crisply fried bits of fat pork
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crenelate — to furnish with battlements or crenels, or with squared notches
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- crimplene — Crimplene is an artificial fabric used for making clothes which does not crease easily.
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crownless — Without a crown.
- cruelness — The state of being cruel; cruelty.
- cry uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
- cubanelle — a long thin variety of sweet pepper
- cudgeling — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- cullender — colander
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cultigens — Plural form of cultigen.
- culturgen — One of the propagating mutating cultural units that form the subject of memetics.
- culverins — Plural form of culverin.
- curliness — The state of being curly.
- currently — at the presenttime; now: She is currently working as a lab technician.
- cyan blue — a moderate greenish-blue to bluish-green color.
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cyclizine — an antihistamine drug used to relieve the symptoms of motion sickness and vertigo
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cyclopean — of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
- cylinders — Plural form of cylinder.
- cyllenian — of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.
- cymbeline — a romantic drama (1610?) by Shakespeare.
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- danceable — appropriate for or conducive to dancing: danceable music.
- dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s