10-letter words containing l, a, n
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- 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.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- 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
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- 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.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clanswoman — a woman belonging to a clan
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clarenceux — the second King-of-Arms in England
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- class rank — a student's rank among others of the same year based on a numeric grade point average
- 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.
- clay stone — argillite.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- claystones — argillite.
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- clean wool — wool that has been scoured to remove wax
- clean-tech — using clean technology
- cleanskins — Plural form of cleanskin.
- clearances — Plural form of clearance.
- 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
- clemenceau — Georges Eugène Benjamin (ʒɔrʒ œʒɛn bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). 1841–1929, French statesman; prime minister of France (1906–09; 1917–20); negotiated the Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- cliff-hang — to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.
- clinically — pertaining to a clinic.
- clinicians — Plural form of clinician.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- clinostats — Plural form of clinostat.
- cloak fern — a type of fern, genus Notholaena, found in dry, rocky areas of temperate and tropical America, often used as an ornamental.
- clog dance — a dance in which clogs are worn to beat out the rhythm