8-letter words containing l, e, n, c
- declines — Plural form of decline.
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- echelons — Plural form of echelon.
- eclosion — the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- ecotonal — Relating to ecotones.
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- el cajon — city in S Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 95,000
- electing — Present participle of elect.
- election — A formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.
- electron — A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- elegance — The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner; style.
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- elenchic — elenctic
- elenchus — A logical refutation.
- elenctic — Serving to refute; refutative.
- en clair — in ordinary language; not in cipher
- encircle — Form a circle around ; surround.
- enclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enclave.
- enclaves — Plural form of enclave.
- enclined — Obsolete form of inclined.
- enclisis — the state of being enclitic
- enclitic — A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, e.g., n’t in can’t.
- enclosed — Surround or close off on all sides.
- encloser — (now, chiefly, historical) Someone who appropriates common land.
- encloses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enclose.
- enclothe — To cover with clothing.
- encolour — to give a colour to
- encolure — The neck of a horse.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- ensorcel — Alternative form of ensorcell.
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- falconer — a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- falconet — any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
- felching — Present participle of felch.
- fencible — Capable of being defended.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flecking — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
- flection — the act of bending.
- fleecing — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- flincher — One who flinches.
- flinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch.
- florence — Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.