9-letter words containing e, c, l
- clipsheet — a sheet of paper with text printed on one side only
- clitellar — relating to the clitellum of earthworms
- clitellum — a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs
- cliticize — to pronounce as part of a following or preceding word
- clobbered — to paint over existing decoration on (a ceramic piece).
- clobberer — One who, or that which, clobbers.
- clockface — Alternative spelling of clock face.
- clocklike — as precise or regular as a clock
- clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
- clodpated — stupid
- clogdance — a folk dance characterized by heavy stamping steps, performed while wearing clogs
- cloisonne — a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge
- cloisters — Plural form of cloister.
- clonidine — a medication primarily used to treat high blood pressure
- clonotype — (taxonomy) A herbarium specimen made from plants vegetatively propagated from (and thus clones of) the same plant from which a type specimen was made.
- close off — To close something off means to separate it from other things or people so that they cannot go there.
- close out — to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash
- close-run — If you describe something such as a race or contest as a close-run thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
- close-set — (esp of the eyes) positioned close together
- closeable — able to be closed
- closedown — a termination or suspension of operations; shutdown: a temporary closedown of a factory.
- closehead — the entrance to a tenement close
- closeness — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- closeouts — Plural form of closeout.
- closetful — a quantity that may be contained in a closet
- closeting — Present participle of closet.
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- clottered — Simple past tense and past participle of clotter.
- cloud ear — tree ear
- cloudiest — Superlative form of cloudy.
- cloudless — If the sky is cloudless, there are no clouds in it.
- cloudlike — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- cloudware — software that runs and is accessed on remote Internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.
- clouterly — clumsy
- clove oil — a volatile pale-yellow aromatic oil obtained from clove flowers, formerly much used in confectionery, dentistry, and microscopy
- clownlike — Resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- club deal — a takeover bid in which several private-equity companies form a syndicate to acquire a target company
- clubbable — A clubbable person is friendly and likes being with other people, which makes them good members of social clubs.
- clubfaces — Plural form of clubface.
- clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clubwomen — Plural form of clubwoman.
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- clustered — If people or things are clustered somewhere, there is a group of them close together there.
- clutchest — to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws.
- cluttered — filled with things or people in an untidy way
- clutterer — One who clutters.