5-letter words containing l, a
- cavel — a drawing of lots among miners for an easy and profitable place at the coalface
- cavil — If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- ccalc — A symbolic mathematics system for MS-DOS, available from Simtel.
- cecal — a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- celan — Paul, real name Paul Antschel. 1920–70, Romanian Jewish poet, writing in German, whose work reflects the experience of Nazi persecution
- celia — a feminine name
- cella — the inner room of a classical temple, esp the room housing the statue of a deity
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- chawl — A type of building found in India. Often having 4 to 5 stories with about 10 to 20 tenements, they are also known as kholis.
- chela — a large pincer-like claw of such arthropods as the crab and scorpion
- chola — the conventional attire of Sikhs consisting of a long, loose shirt
- cilia — the eyelashes
- cilla — a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cital — a court summons
- clach — a stone
- clack — If things clack or if you clack them, they make a short loud noise, especially when they hit each other.
- clade — a group of organisms considered as having evolved from a common ancestor
- clads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clad.
- claes — (Scotland) clothes.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- clair — René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- clams — Plural form of clam.
- clane — Eye dialect of clean.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- clank — When large metal objects clank, they make a noise because they are hitting together or hitting against something hard.
- clans — Plural form of clan.
- claps — Plural form of clap.
- clapt — clap1
- clara — a feminine name: var. Clare, Clarice, Clarissa; equiv. Fr. Claire
- clare — a county of W Republic of Ireland, in Munster between Galway Bay and the Shannon estuary. County town: Ennis. Pop: 103 277 (2002). Area: 3188 sq km (1231 sq miles)
- clark — Helen. born 1950, New Zealand Labour politician; prime minister (1999–2008); administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009
- claro — a mild light-coloured cigar
- clart — mud; dirt
- clary — any of several European plants of the genus Salvia, having aromatic leaves and blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- class — A class is a group of pupils or students who are taught together.
- clast — a fragment of (sedimentary) rock broken off from a larger rock
- clava — the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- clave — one of a pair of hardwood sticks struck together to make a hollow sound, esp to mark the beat of Latin-American dance music
- clavi — Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
- claws — Plural form of claw.
- clays — Plural form of clay.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- cleat — A cleat is a kind of hook with two ends which is used to hold ropes, especially on sailing boats.
- cloak — A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
- cloam — made of clay or earthenware
- coala — koala.