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7-letter words containing i, l, c

  • radicel — a minute root; a rootlet.
  • radicle — Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
  • railcar — a passenger-carrying railway vehicle consisting of a single coach with its own power unit
  • rc file — /R C fi:l/ [Unix: from the startup script "/etc/rc", but this is commonly believed to have been named after older scripts to "run commands"] Script file containing startup instructions for an application program (or an entire operating system), usually a text file containing commands of the sort that might have been invoked manually once the system was running but are to be executed automatically each time the system starts up. See also dot file, profile (sense 1).
  • re-coil — to coil anew or again
  • recital — a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
  • reclaim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
  • reclimb — to climb (a hill, mountain, etc) again
  • recline — to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
  • replica — a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
  • reticle — a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
  • richler — Mordecai, 1931–2001, Canadian novelist.
  • rollick — to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.
  • saclike — a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
  • salicin — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 1 3 H 1 8 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
  • sanicle — any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
  • saucily — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
  • scaglia — a type of reddish limestone found in Italy
  • scaling — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
  • scarily — in a scary or frightening manner
  • schiele — Egon [ey-gawn] /ˈeɪ gɔn/ (Show IPA), 1890–1918, Austrian expressionist painter.
  • schlich — finely crushed ore of metals, such as gold, tin, or lead
  • schlick — Moritz. 1882–1936, German philosopher, working in Austria, who founded (1924) the Vienna Circle to develop the doctrine of logical positivism. His works include the General Theory of Knowledge (1918) and Problems of Ethics (1930)
  • sciolto — (of a piece of music) to be played freely and easily
  • scissel — the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.
  • scolion — a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
  • scribal — a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
  • scullin — James Henry, 1876–1953, Australian statesman: prime minister 1929–31.
  • sculpin — any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
  • scurril — vulgar or indecent
  • sectile — capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
  • selenic — of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
  • sicilia — Italian name of Sicily.
  • siclike — suchlike
  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • silici- — indicating silica or silicon
  • silicic — containing silicon.
  • silicle — a short silique.
  • silico- — silicon, silica
  • silicon — a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
  • sillock — a young coalfish
  • silvics — the scientific study of trees and their environment.
  • sinical — relating to a sine
  • slicers — a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food: a cheese slicer.
  • slicken — to make smooth
  • slicker — a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it: oil slick.
  • slickly — smooth and glossy; sleek.
  • smickly — amorously
  • sociol. — sociology
  • solicit — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
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