6-letter words containing c, l
- archil — orchil
- archly — in an arch manner; pertly and mischievously
- atelic — showing an action or happening as being unfinished
- b cell — Also called B lymphocyte. a type of lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, that circulates in the blood and lymph and, upon encountering a particular foreign antigen, differentiates into a clone of plasma cells that secrete a specific antibody and a clone of memory cells that make the antibody on subsequent encounters.
- b-cell — any of the lymphocytes not derived from the thymus, that mature in the bone marrow and help to build antibodies
- bacall — Lauren (Betty Joan Perske) 1924–2014, U.S. actress.
- balche — (among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
- balcon — Sir Michael. 1896–1977, British film producer; his films made at Ealing Studios include the comedies Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- baltic — denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
- baluch — Baluchi.
- balzac — Honoré de (ɔnɔre də). 1799–1850, French novelist: author of a collection of novels under the general title La Comédie humaine, including Eugénie Grandet (1833), Le Père Goriot (1834), and La Cousine Bette (1846)
- becall — to use insulting words about someone
- becalm — to calm down
- beclog — to clog (something) up, to block thoroughly
- becurl — to cover with curls
- belace — to decorate with lace
- belgic — of Belgium
- belloc — Hilaire (ˈhɪlɛə, hɪˈlɛə). 1870–1953, British poet, essayist, and historian, born in France, noted particularly for his verse for children in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896) and Cautionary Tales (1907)
- beylic — a province ruled over by a bey
- blacky — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blanco — Serge (sɛrʒ). born 1958, French Rugby Union footballer; won 93 caps (1980–91) and scored 38 tries in internationals (a French record)
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- blench — to shy away, as in fear; quail
- blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- blocky — like a block, esp in shape and solidity
- blotch — A blotch is a small unpleasant-looking area of colour, for example on someone's skin.
- boucle — looped yarn giving a knobbly effect
- buccal — of or relating to the cheek
- buckle — A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- c clef — a symbol (), placed at the beginning of the staff, establishing middle C as being on its centre line
- cabala — a Jewish mystical movement based on a symbolic interpretation of the Scriptures: it flourished from the end of the 12th cent.
- cabals — Plural form of cabal.
- cabble — Metallurgy. to cut up (iron or steel bars) for fagoting.
- cabell — James Branch1879-1958; U.S. novelist
- cabled — Simple past tense and past participle of cable.
- cabler — a cable broadcasting company
- cables — Plural form of cable.
- cablet — a small cable, esp a cable-laid rope that has a circumference of less than 25 centimetres (ten inches)
- cabral — Pedro Álvares (ˈpɛːdru ˈɑlvərəʃ). ?1460–?1526, Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- cackly — Resembling or characterised by cackling.
- caecal — cecum.
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cahill — an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- caille — (in cookery) a quail
- cajole — If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- calaba — a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers.