9-letter words containing l, e, s
- childless — Someone who is childless has no children.
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- chilliest — Superlative form of chilly.
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chipotles — Plural form of chipotle.
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiselers — Plural form of chiseler.
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chiselled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseller — a person who uses a chisel
- chlamydes — Plural form of chlamys.
- chlorates — Plural form of chlorate.
- chlorides — Plural form of chloride.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- chokeslam — A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and is driven into the mat.
- cholecyst — the gallbladder
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chordless — Lacking chords.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cissexual — noting or relating to a person who is comfortable with having the physical characteristics of that person’s biological sex.
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- civiliser — Alternative form of civilizer.
- civilises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilise.
- civilizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilize.
- civilness — of, relating to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society.
- claimless — Having no claim.
- clambakes — Plural form of clambake.
- clamshell — a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
- claqueurs — Plural form of claqueur.
- clarences — Plural form of clarence.
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- classible — able to be classed
- classiest — Superlative form of classy.
- classless — When politicians talk about a classless society, they mean a society in which people are not affected by social status.
- classmate — Your classmates are students who are in the same class as you at school or college.
- classtime — The time devoted to or prepared for a lesson at school or elsewhere; schooltime.
- clavicles — Plural form of clavicle.
- claymores — Plural form of claymore.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- cleanness — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleansers — Plural form of cleanser.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- cleanskin — an unbranded animal
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.