11-letter words containing l, c
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chaulmoogra — a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae
- check valve — a valve that closes by fluid pressure to prevent return flow
- cheerfuller — Comparative form of cheerful.
- cheerleader — A cheerleader is one of the people who leads the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event.
- cheerlessly — In a cheerless manner.
- cheesecloth — Cheesecloth is cotton cloth that is very thin and light. There are tiny holes between the threads of the cloth.
- chelicerate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chelicerata, a subphylum of arthropods, including arachnids and the horseshoe crab, in which the first pair of limbs are modified as chelicerae
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chemoreflex — a reflex caused by a chemical stimulus.
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherry coal — a type of bituminous coal that burns readily and gives a hot fire.
- cherry hill — city in SW N.J., east of Camden: pop. 70,000
- cherry plum — a small widely planted Asian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasifera, with white flowers and red or yellow cherry-like fruit
- chess clock — a timer for chess players, having a dial for each player on which his or her accumulated time is recorded and a device for stopping one timer and starting the other at the end of each move.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chick flick — A chick flick is a romantic film that is not very serious and is intended to appeal to women.
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- child actor — an actor who is a child
- child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
- child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
- child-proof — resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child: a childproof medicine bottle.
- childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
- childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
- chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- chilipepper — an edible, crimson rockfish, Sebastes goodei, of coastal waters off California.
- chilled out — relaxed
- chillicothe — a city in S Ohio.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chimneylike — resembling a chimney
- chinchillas — Plural form of chinchilla.
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chip slicer — a machine or tool for cutting chips
- chippendale — Chippendale is a style of furniture from the eighteenth century.
- chirurgical — relating to, carrying out or expert in surgery
- chisel plow — a soil tillage device pulled by a tractor or animal, used to break up and stir soil a foot or more beneath the surface without turning it.
- chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals