9-letter words containing l, e, s
- callipers — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- calloused — A foot or hand that is calloused is covered in calluses.
- callouses — made hard; hardened.
- callowest — Superlative form of callow.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- calvaries — Plural form of calvary.
- calvities — baldness
- camelcase — the convention of writing compound words or phrases with no spaces and an initial lowercase or uppercase letter, with each remaining word element beginning with an uppercase letter: iPod and WikiAnswers are both spelled in camel case.
- cameleers — Plural form of cameleer.
- camellias — Plural form of camellia.
- camisoles — Plural form of camisole.
- canalised — to make a canal or canals through.
- canalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canalize.
- cancellus — (in an early Christian basilica) one of a row of bars separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation.
- candlemas — Feb 2, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple: the day on which the church candles are blessed. In Scotland it is one of the four quarter days
- canistels — Plural form of canistel.
- canoodles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canoodle.
- canticles — Song of Solomon
- canulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate.
- caprioles — Plural form of capriole.
- capsulate — within or formed into a capsule
- capsulise — Alt form capsulize.
- capsulize — to state (information) in a highly condensed form
- caracoles — Plural form of caracole.
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carnalise — sensualise
- carollers — a song, especially of joy.
- carousels — A merry-go-round.
- carrousel — carousel
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- cartelist — a member of a cartel, or a supporter of cartelism
- caruncles — Plural form of caruncle.
- case file — a file kept on a person who is involved in a medical, legal, or social work investigation
- caseloads — Plural form of caseload.
- cash sale — a transaction that specifies that securities must be delivered to the buyer on the day that the purchase is made
- casserole — A casserole is a dish made of meat and vegetables that have been cooked slowly in a liquid.
- cassingle — a cassette single
- cassoulet — a stew originating from France, made from haricot beans and goose, duck, pork, etc
- casteless — having no caste
- castellan — a keeper or governor of a castle
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- castlebar — the county town of Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland; site of the battle (1798) between the French and British known as Castlebar Races. Pop: 11 371 (2002)
- casualise — make (a regular employee) into a casual worker
- casualize — If a business casualizes its employees or casualizes their labour, it replaces employees with permanent contracts and full rights with employees with temporary contracts and few rights.
- catalepsy — a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
- catalexis — the state of lacking a syllable in the last foot of a line of poetry
- catalysed — to act upon by catalysis.
- catalyser — Alternative form of catalyzer.