8-letter words containing l, a, m
- clamlike — any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clammers — Plural form of clammer.
- clammily — In a clammy manner.
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamorer — Alternative spelling of clamourer.
- clamours — Plural form of clamour.
- clampers — Plural form of clamper.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clamworm — any of several burrowing polychaete worms of the genus Nereis, used as bait for fishing.
- clansman — Clansmen are people who are members of the same clan.
- clansmen — Irregular plural form of clansman.
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- classman — a graduate of Oxford University with a classed honours degree
- classmen — Plural form of classman.
- claymore — a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- 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.
- 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.
- climaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of climax.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- clinamen — a bias or inclination
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- colamine — ethanolamine.
- coloboma — a structural defect of the eye, esp in the choroid, retina, or iris
- colombia — a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- columnal — of, like, or relating to a column
- columnar — shaped like a column.
- columnea — any plant belonging to the genus Columnea, a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae, with bright red, yellow, or orange tubular flowers and glossy leaves
- comedial — a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- comitial — an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- commital — Alternative form of committal.
- communal — Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
- compital — (of the shrine of a domestic god) located at a crossroads
- complain — to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
- compleat — an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
- coolamon — a shallow dish of wood or bark, used for carrying water
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- costumal — Pertaining to costume or dress.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crumenal — a purse