6-letter words containing l, a, c
- caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.
- calked — Simple past tense and past participle of calk.
- calker — a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
- calkin — calk2 (def 1).
- callan — a lad; boy.
- callao — a port in W Peru, near Lima, on Callao Bay: chief import centre of Peru. Pop: 813 264 (2005 est)
- callas — Maria, real name Maria Anna Cecilia Kalageropoulos. 1923–77, Greek operatic soprano, born in the US
- called — having the name
- callee — a routine that is called by another routine
- caller — A caller is a person who is making a telephone call.
- calles — Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- callet — a scold
- calli- — beautiful
- callid — cunning or sly
- callop — an edible freshwater fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, of Australia, often golden or pale yellow in colour
- callot — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
- callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- callup — Alternative spelling of call up.
- callus — A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
- calmer — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
- calory — calorie
- calpac — a large black brimless hat made of sheepskin or felt, worn by men in parts of the Near East
- calque — a borrowing by which a specialized meaning of a word or phrase in one language is transferred to another language by a literal translation of each of the individual elements (Ex.: masterpiece, from German meisterstück)
- caltha — a yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, that grows in swampy places
- calved — Simple past tense and past participle of calve.
- calver — to prepare (a fish) while it is still fresh
- calves — calf1
- calvin — John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
- calvus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- camail — a neck and shoulders covering of mail worn with and laced to the basinet
- camels — Plural form of camel.
- camlet — a tough waterproof cloth
- cample — to argue
- camply — in a camp manner
- canale — An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- canals — Plural form of canal.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- candle — A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light.
- canful — the amount that a can will hold.
- cangle — to wrangle
- cankle — a thickened area between the calf and ankle in an overweight person, obscuring where one ends and the other begins
- canlit — Canadian Literature
- cannel — an oily, compact coal, burning readily and brightly.
- canola — Canola or canola oil is a type of vegetable oil used in cooking.
- cantal — a department of S central France, in the Auvergne region. Capital: Aurillac. Pop: 148 359 (2003 est). Area: 5779 sq km (2254 sq miles)
- cantel — Alternative form of cantle.
- cantle — the back part of a saddle that slopes upwards
- canula — cannula.