8-letter words containing l, a, c, t
- clairaut — Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- clarting — Present participle of clart.
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- classest — 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.
- classist — Of or pertaining to classism.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clatters — Plural form of clatter.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- claustra — barrier.
- clavated — Clavate; club-shaped.
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- clawfoot — (medicine, uncountable) A condition of the human foot in which the sole of the foot is distinctly hollow when bearing weight, i.e. it has a fixed plantar flexion.
- clay pit — a pit or mine from which clay is extracted
- cleanest — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleaneth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean.
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- clearcut — Alternative spelling of clear cut.
- clearest — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearout — Alternative form of clear-out.
- cleating — 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.
- cleaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of cleave.
- clematis — A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis.
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- climatal — of or relating to climate.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climatic — Climatic conditions, changes, and effects relate to the general weather conditions of a place.
- clip art — a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
- clitella — a ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and some leeches, that after copulation secretes a cocoon in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for fertilization and development.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- clitoral — Clitoral means concerned with or relating to the clitoris.
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- clotilda — ?475–?545 ad, wife of Clovis I of the Franks, whom she converted (496) to Christianity
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- coal pit — a pit where coal is dug.
- coal pot — a cooking device using charcoal, consisting of a raised iron bowl and a central grid
- coal tar — Coal tar is a thick black liquid made from coal which is used for making drugs and chemical products.
- coal tit — a small European songbird, Parus ater, having a black head with a white patch on the nape: family Paridae (tits)
- coaldust — fine particles of coal
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- coatless — without a coat or coat of arms
- coattail — the back part of a coat below the waist; esp., either half of this part when divided, as on a swallow-tailed coat
- cobaltic — of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state
- cocktail — A cocktail is an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients.
- coitally — in the manner of coitus
- cola nut — any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks