8-letter words containing c, l, e, y
- cleruchy — (in the ancient world) a special type of Athenian colony, in which settlers (cleruchs) retained their Athenian citizenship and the community remained a political dependency of Athens
- cleverly — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- clovelly — a village in SW England, in Devon on the Bristol Channel: famous for its steep cobbled streets: tourism, fishing. Pop: 472 (2001)
- clownery — clownish behavior.
- cloyless — not cloying
- cloyment — satiety
- cloysome — having a cloying nature
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- cluttery — full of clutter
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- clysters — Plural form of clyster.
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cobblery — the occupation of shoemaking or shoemending
- coemploy — to employ together
- cogently — convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- colliery — A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it.
- comelily — in a comely manner
- condyles — Plural form of condyle.
- connelly — Marc(us Cook) 1890–1980, U.S. dramatist.
- convexly — having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def 1).
- conveyal — the act or means of conveying
- copyable — able to be copied
- copyleft — a form of licensing that imposes fewer restrictions on the use of a work than copyright
- coverley — Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.
- covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
- cranefly — A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs.
- cravenly — In a craven manner.
- creakily — creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- credibly — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- creepily — having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story.
- cresylic — of, concerned with, or containing creosote or cresol
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- curlycue — an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cyclable — fit or designed for bicycle riding: a cyclable road.
- cyclades — a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)
- cyclamen — A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- cyclecar — a light, open-air automobile with three or four wheels
- cycleway — A cycleway is a road, route, or path for cyclists.
- cyclized — to cause cyclization.
- cyclones — Plural form of cyclone.
- cyclopes — Plural form of cyclops.
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cynewulf — ?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.