9-letter words containing c, l, i, n, e
- concisely — expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse: a concise explanation of the company's retirement plan.
- condiddle — to steal
- congenial — friendly, pleasant, or agreeable
- coralline — of, relating to, or resembling coral
- corbeling — the fashioning of corbels
- cordyline — any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cordyline that are native to eastern Asia, Australasia, and Polynesia
- corneille — Pierre (pjɛr). 1606–84, French tragic dramatist often regarded as the founder of French classical drama. His plays include Médée (1635), Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), and Polyeucte (1642)
- cornelian — carnelian
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornfield — A cornfield is a field in which corn is being grown.
- corolline — relating to a corolla
- 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
- countline — (in the confectionery trade) a chocolate-based bar
- 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
- 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)
- cudgeling — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- 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.
- culverins — Plural form of culverin.
- curliness — The state of being curly.
- 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
- 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.
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- decennial — lasting for ten years
- decillion — (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (1060)
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- decliners — Plural form of decliner.
- declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
- declinist — a person who believes that something is in decline
- decupling — Present participle of decuple.
- delicense — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- delmonico — club steak.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- denticles — Plural form of denticle.
- descaling — Present participle of descale.
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women
- difluence — diffluence.