7-letter words containing e, c, l
- clamped — Simple past tense and past participle of clamp.
- clamper — a spiked metal frame fastened to the sole of a shoe to prevent slipping on ice
- clanged — Simple past tense and past participle of clang.
- clanger — You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger.
- clanked — a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
- clanker — Something that makes a clanking noise.
- clapped — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
- clapper — a person or thing that claps
- claques — Plural form of claque.
- clarice — a feminine name
- clashed — Simple past tense and past participle of clash.
- clasher — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clashes — Plural form of clash.
- clasped — a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing: a clasp for paper money; a clasp on a necklace.
- clasper — a person or thing that clasps.
- classed — Simple past tense and past participle of class.
- classer — One who classes or classifies.
- classes — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
- clatter — If you say that people or things clatter somewhere, you mean that they move there noisily.
- claudel — Paul (Louis Charles Marie) (pɔl). 1868–1955, French dramatist, poet, and diplomat, whose works testify to his commitment to the Roman Catholic faith. His plays include L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912) and Le Soulier de satin (1919–24)
- clauses — Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- clavate — shaped like a club with the thicker end uppermost
- clavers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of claver.
- clavier — any keyboard instrument
- cleaned — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleaner — A cleaner is someone who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- cleanly — in a fair manner
- cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- cleared — Simple past tense and past participle of clear.
- clearer — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearly — in a clear, distinct, or obvious manner
- cleated — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaved — Cleft or cloven.
- cleaver — A cleaver is a knife with a large square blade, used for chopping meat or vegetables.
- cleaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleave.
- cleffer — (informal) songwriter.
- clefted — Having a cleft; cloven.
- cleland — John. 1709–89, British writer, best known for his bawdy novel Fanny Hill (1748–49)
- clemens — Samuel Langhorne (ˈlæŋˌhɔːn)
- clement — Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry.
- clemmed — Simple past tense and past participle of clem.
- clerics — Plural form of cleric.
- clerisy — learned or educated people collectively
- clerked — Simple past tense and past participle of clerk.
- clerkly — of or like a clerk
- cleruch — a settler in a cleruchy
- clew up — to furl (a square sail) by gathering its clews up to the yard by means of clew lines
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- clicher — a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.