9-letter words containing l, i
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chemicals — the commercial production and sale of chemical products
- chemtrail — A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
- cheralite — a rare monazite mineral consisting of thorium and calcium
- chesticle — (slang, humorous) A (woman's) breast.
- chevalier — a member of certain orders of merit, such as the French Legion of Honour
- chic sale — an outside privy.
- chicalote — a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers
- chick lit — Chick lit is modern fiction about the lives and romantic problems of young women, usually written by young women.
- chickling — a very small chick
- chidingly — In a chiding manner.
- chidlings — the intestines of an animal, esp a pig, prepared as food
- chiefless — having no ruler or leader
- chiefling — a minor chief
- chilblain — Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.
- childcare — Childcare refers to looking after children, and to the facilities which help parents to do so.
- childfree — having no children; childless, especially by choice.
- childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
- childless — Someone who is childless has no children.
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- childline — a telephone helpline for children in distress or danger
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- childship — The state or relation of being a child.
- chili dog — a hot dog with chilli
- chili oil — an edible oil spiced with chili peppers, often used in Chinese cookery.
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- chiliarch — (in ancient Greece and Rome) the leader or commanding officer of a thousand soldiers
- chilidogs — Plural form of chilidog.
- chill out — To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
- chillaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of chillax.
- chilliest — Superlative form of chilly.
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chilopods — Plural form of chilopod.
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chin ball — a device fastened under the chin of a bull to mark cows it has mounted
- china oil — a dark, molasseslike, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid having a warm, bitter taste, obtained from the leguminous tree, Myroxylon pereirae, of Central America: used in medicine, perfumery, and in the manufacture of chocolate.
- chinglish — written or spoken English that is influenced by Chinese vocabulary and grammatical structure and used primarily by native speakers of Chinese
- chipolata — a small sausage in a narrow casing
- chipotles — Plural form of chipotle.
- chippable — having the ability to be reduced to small pieces
- chirality — the configuration or handedness (left or right) of an asymmetric, optically active chemical compound
- chirology — Palm reading.
- 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
- chitlings — the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.