9-letter words containing f, c, a, l
- cauldrife — susceptible to cold; chilly
- caulfield — Patrick (Joseph). 1936–2005, British painter and printmaker
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- chainfall — a hand-powered hoist consisting of chains working on the pulley principle, used to lift and manoeuvre large heavy objects
- chairlift — a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain
- chalkface — the work or art of teaching in a school, esp classroom teaching as distinct from organizational responsibilities (esp in the phrase at the chalkface)
- chanceful — eventful
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- chargeful — onerous; expensive
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- clam-flat — a level stretch of mud, exposed by the tide, where clams burrow.
- clarified — Clarified butter has been made clear by being heated.
- clarifier — A clarifier is a vessel or stage in which remaining suspended solids are separated from a liquid to leave a clear overflow.
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- classific — relating to classification
- claviform — clavate
- claw foot — a foot with claws.
- clear off — If you tell someone to clear off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away.
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- clockface — Alternative spelling of clock face.
- club sofa — a heavily upholstered sofa having solid sides and a low back.
- clubfaces — Plural form of clubface.
- coal fire — a mass of burning coal used esp in a hearth to heat a room
- coalfaces — Plural form of coalface.
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- code flag — a flag forming part of a signal code.
- colorfast — A fabric that is colorfast has a color that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- conferral — a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
- conflated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflate.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- conformal — (of a transformation) preserving the angles of the depicted surface
- cornflake — Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.
- cowlstaff — a staff or pole used by two people to carry a vessel, sometimes used as a weapon
- craftless — without craft or cunning
- cram-full — stuffed full
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- crossfall — the camber of a road
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- decalcify — to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc)
- defalcate — to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
- dock leaf — the typically broad leaf of any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers
- ecofallow — a method of farming that diminishes weeds and conserves water by rotating crops and reducing or eliminating tillage.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- effectual — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- facecloth — washcloth.
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.