10-letter words containing c, l, u, e
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- forclosure — Alternative form of foreclosure.
- four-cycle — noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which a complete cycle in each cylinder requires four strokes, one to draw in air or an air-fuel mixture, one to compress it, one to ignite it and do work, and one to scavenge the cylinder.
- free lunch — food provided without charge in some bars and saloons to attract customers.
- full score — the entire score of a musical composition, showing each part separately
- full-cream — denoting or made with whole unskimmed milk
- full-faced — having a plump or round face.
- full-scale — having the exact size or proportions of the original: a full-scale replica.
- fullscreen — Alternative form of full screen.
- fumé blanc — sauvignon blanc (sense 2)
- funiculate — having a funicle.
- funkadelic — (music) Of, or relating to, funkadelia.
- funnel cap — any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the genus Clitocybe, characterized by the funnel-shaped caps and, usually, markedly decurrent gills
- geniculate — having kneelike joints or bends.
- genuflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of genuflect.
- gesticular — pertaining to or characterized by gesticulation.
- glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- gloucester — Duke of, Humphrey.
- glucogenic — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- glucosides — Plural form of glucoside.
- glumaceous — glumelike; chaffy.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- granduncle — an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- guard cell — either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- gun tackle — a tackle composed of a fall rove through two single blocks and secured to one of them so as to secure a mechanical advantage of two or three, neglecting friction, depending on the arrangement.
- hack value — Often adduced as the reason or motivation for expending effort toward a seemingly useless goal, the point being that the accomplished goal is a hack. For example, MacLISP had features for reading and printing Roman numerals, which were installed purely for hack value. See display hack for one method of computing hack value, but this cannot really be explained, only experienced. As Louis Armstrong once said when asked to explain jazz: "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know." (Feminists please note Fats Waller's explanation of rhythm: "Lady, if you got to ask you ain't got it.")
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- house call — a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- hucklebone — hipbone.
- hut circle — a circle of earth or stones representing the site of a prehistoric hut
- immaculate — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- includable — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- includible — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- inculcated — to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
- inculcates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculcate.
- inculpable — not culpable; blameless; guiltless.
- inculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of inculpate.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- induceable — Capable of being induced.
- indulgence — the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- indulgency — indulgence.
- ineducable — incapable of being educated, especially because of some condition, as mental retardation or emotional disturbance.