8-letter words containing c, l, i, e
- declines — Plural form of decline.
- deicidal — a person who kills a god.
- del city — a city in central Oklahoma.
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- derilict — Misspelling of derelict.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dickless — (slang) Without a dick; penisless.
- dilemmic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- diplegic — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- disciple — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- disclike — resembling a disc
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- ducklike — Similar to a duck.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- dyslexic — a person subject to or having dyslexia.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- ecclesia — an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
- eclectic — made up of what is selected from different sources.
- eclipsed — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- eclipses — Plural form of eclipse.
- eclipsis — (obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
- ecliptic — Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
- eclogite — a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.
- eclosion — the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecologic — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- educible — Able to be elicited or evoked.
- elastick — Obsolete form of elastic.
- elastics — Plural form of elastic.
- eldritch — Weird and sinister or ghostly.
- electing — Present participle of elect.
- election — A formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.
- elective — Related to or working by means of election.
- electric — Of, worked by, charged with, or producing electricity.
- elenchic — elenctic