10-letter words containing d, e, c, l
- child-care — having to do with the care of children, specif., of preschool children whose parents are employed
- child-free — making a positive choice not to have children
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- children's — a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children.
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- choke-hold — a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.
- chokeholds — Plural form of chokehold.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cicadellid — any leafhopper insect of the family Cicadellidae
- cinderella — If you describe a person or organization as a Cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- circulated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- clamdigger — One who digs for clams.
- clarksdale — a city in NW Mississippi.
- classified — Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- clear-eyed — discerning; perceptive
- clearfield — a town in N Utah.
- clendinnen — Inga. 1934–2016. Australian historian and writer. Her books include Reading the Holocaust (1998) and Tiger's Eye – a Memoir (2000)
- clepsydras — Plural form of clepsydra.
- clientside — Alternative spelling of client-side.
- cliffsides — Plural form of cliffside.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clog dance — a dance in which clogs are worn to beat out the rhythm
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- close down — to cease or cause to cease operations
- closed set — a set that includes all the values obtained by application of a given operation to its members
- closed-end — of or pertaining to an investment company issuing a fixed number of shares which are traded on an exchange
- closedness — The property of being closed.
- closedowns — Plural form of closedown.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloud nine — a condition of great joy or bliss; euphoric state
- cloud over — If the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds.
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudberry — a creeping Eurasian herbaceous rosaceous plant, Rubus chamaemorus, with white flowers and orange berry-like fruits (drupelets)
- cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- clubfooted — Having a clubfoot.
- clydesdale — a heavy powerful breed of carthorse, originally from Scotland
- coagulated — Subject to coagulation.