6-letter words containing l, a, c
- balche — (among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
- balcon — Sir Michael. 1896–1977, British film producer; his films made at Ealing Studios include the comedies Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- baltic — denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States
- baluch — Baluchi.
- balzac — Honoré de (ɔnɔre də). 1799–1850, French novelist: author of a collection of novels under the general title La Comédie humaine, including Eugénie Grandet (1833), Le Père Goriot (1834), and La Cousine Bette (1846)
- becall — to use insulting words about someone
- becalm — to calm down
- belace — to decorate with lace
- blacky — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blanco — Serge (sɛrʒ). born 1958, French Rugby Union footballer; won 93 caps (1980–91) and scored 38 tries in internationals (a French record)
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- buccal — of or relating to the cheek
- cabala — a Jewish mystical movement based on a symbolic interpretation of the Scriptures: it flourished from the end of the 12th cent.
- cabals — Plural form of cabal.
- cabble — Metallurgy. to cut up (iron or steel bars) for fagoting.
- cabell — James Branch1879-1958; U.S. novelist
- cabled — Simple past tense and past participle of cable.
- cabler — a cable broadcasting company
- cables — Plural form of cable.
- cablet — a small cable, esp a cable-laid rope that has a circumference of less than 25 centimetres (ten inches)
- cabral — Pedro Álvares (ˈpɛːdru ˈɑlvərəʃ). ?1460–?1526, Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- cackly — Resembling or characterised by cackling.
- caecal — cecum.
- caelum — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere close to Eridanus
- cafila — A caravan of travellers or supplies.
- cagily — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cahill — an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- caille — (in cookery) a quail
- cajole — If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- calaba — a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers.
- calais — a port in N France, on the Strait of Dover: the nearest French port to England; belonged to England 1347–1558. Pop: 75 790 (2006)
- calalu — the edible leaves of various plants, used as greens or in making thick soups
- calama — a city in N Chile.
- calami — Plural form of calamus.
- calash — a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
- calcar — a spur or spurlike process, as on the leg of a bird or the corolla of a flower
- calced — wearing shoes
- calces — calx
- calci- — indicating lime or calcium
- calcic — of, containing, or concerned with lime or calcium
- calder — Alexander. 1898–1976, US sculptor, who originated mobiles and stabiles (moving or static abstract sculptures, generally suspended from wire)
- calefy — to make or become warm
- calesa — a horse drawn buggy, once common in the Philippines but now mainly used as a tourist attraction
- calgon — a chemical compound, sodium hexametaphosphate, with water-softening properties, used in detergents
- calice — Obsolete form of chalice.
- calico — Calico is plain white fabric made from cotton.
- caligo — a speck on the cornea causing poor vision
- calima — a dust storm in the Canary Islands region, originating from the Sahara desert