10-letter words containing i, l, n
- 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.
- cinephiles — Plural form of cinephile.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- cinquefoil — any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
- circannual — noting or pertaining to a biological activity or cycle that recurs yearly.
- circensial — relating to the Roman circuses
- citational — pertaining to citation
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- citrulline — an amino acid that occurs in watermelons and is an intermediate in the formation of urea. Formula: NH2CONH(CH2)3CHNH2COOH
- civilising — Present participle of civilise.
- civilizing — bringing a higher state of culture and social development
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- classiness — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- clattering — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- cleanskins — Plural form of cleanskin.
- clearwings — Plural form of clearwing.
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election
- clemencies — Plural form of clemency.
- clement ii — (Suidger) died 1047, pope 1046–47.
- clement iv — (Guy Foulques) died 1268, French ecclesiastic: pope 1265–68.
- clement ix — (Giulio Rospigliosi) 1600–69, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1667–69.
- clement vi — (Pierre Roger) 1291–1352, French ecclesiastic: pope 1342–52.
- clement xi — (Giovanni Francesco Albani) 1649–1721, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1700–21.
- clementine — A clementine is a fruit that looks like a small orange.
- clendinnen — Inga. 1934–2016. Australian historian and writer. Her books include Reading the Holocaust (1998) and Tiger's Eye – a Memoir (2000)
- clew lines — the ropes connecting the clews of a sail with the yard, used in raising or lowering the sail
- clienteles — Plural form of clientele.
- clientless — having no clients
- clientship — the state of being a client
- clientside — Alternative spelling of client-side.
- cliff-hang — to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.
- climb down — If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands.
- climb-down — a retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position.
- clinginess — The state or condition of being clingy.
- clingstone — a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
- clinically — pertaining to a clinic.
- clinicians — Plural form of clinician.
- clinkstone — a variety of phonolite that makes a metallic sound when struck
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.