8-letter words containing l, e, c
- clear of — If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- clearcut — Alternative spelling of clear cut.
- clearest — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- clearout — Alternative form of clear-out.
- clearway — a stretch of road on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleavage — A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.
- cleavers — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium aparine, having small white flowers and prickly stems and fruits
- cleaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of cleave.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- cleburne — a city in N Texas, near Fort Worth.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- cleidoic — isolated from the environment, as certain eggs enclosed within a shell or membrane.
- 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.
- clemence — (obsolete) clemency.
- clemency — If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
- clemente — Roberto Walker [roh-bair-toh] /roʊˈbɛər toʊ/ (Show IPA), 1934–72, U.S. baseball player, born in Puerto Rico.
- clementi — Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- clenched — Closed tightly.
- clencher — something or someone who clenches
- clenches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clench.
- clergies — Plural form of clergy.
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- clerihew — a form of comic or satiric verse, consisting of two couplets of metrically irregular lines, containing the name of a well-known person
- clerkess — a female office clerk
- clerking — Present participle of clerk.
- clerkish — Like or resembling a clerk.
- cleruchy — (in the ancient world) a special type of Athenian colony, in which settlers (cleruchs) retained their Athenian citizenship and the community remained a political dependency of Athens
- cleveite — a crystalline variety of the mineral uranitite
- cleverer — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- cleverly — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- clevises — plural of clevis.
- clickers — Plural form of clicker.
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of climax.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- climbers — Plural form of climber.
- clinamen — a bias or inclination
- clinched — Simple past tense and past participle of clinch.
- clincher — A clincher is a fact or argument that finally proves something, settles a dispute, or helps someone achieve a victory.
- clinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch.
- clingier — Comparative form of clingy.
- clinique — Archaic spelling of clinic.
- clinkers — Plural form of clinker.
- clip-fed — (of an automatic firearm) loaded from a cartridge clip
- clippers — a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
- clippies — Plural form of clippie.