7-letter words containing l, y, c
- lyceums — Plural form of lyceum.
- lychees — Plural form of lychee.
- lychnis — any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family.
- lycopod — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- lycoris — any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Lycoris, of the amaryllis family, native to eastern Asia, bearing clustered, variously colored flowers that appear after the leaves have faded and disappeared.
- lycosid — a spider of the family Lycosidae, comprising the wolf spiders.
- lyncean — of or relating to a lynx; lynxlike.
- lynched — Simple past tense and past participle of lynch.
- lyncher — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lynch.
- lynchet — a terrace or ridge formed in prehistoric or medieval times by ploughing a hillside
- lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- lyricon — a musical instrument played by blowing into a mouthpiece, with the notes being modulated by a synthesizer
- malachy — Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3
- masculy — covered with mascles
- mauchly — John William, 1907–80, U.S. physicist and coinventor of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer 1946.
- mcnally — Terrance, born 1938, U.S. playwright.
- muckily — In a mucky way.
- myalgic — Pertaining to myalgia.
- mycelia — Plural form of mycelium.
- mycella — a blue-veined Danish cream cheese, less strongly flavoured than Danish blue
- nicolay — John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- octuply — in an octuple or eightfold manner
- octylic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing octyl.
- olympic — of or relating to the Olympic Games: an Olympic contender.
- playact — to engage in make-believe.
- pliancy — bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
- pockily — in a pocky manner
- polyact — (of a sea creature) having many tentacles or limb-like protrusions
- polycot — a polycotyledon.
- prelacy — the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
- pricily — in a pricey manner
- prickly — full of or armed with prickles.
- pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- recycle — to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.
- saucily — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
- scantly — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scarily — in a scary or frightening manner
- schally — Andrew Victor, born 1926, U.S. physiologist, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1977.
- scrawly — written or drawn awkwardly or carelessly.
- scroyle — a wretch or a mean or unfortunate person
- scytale — a tool used to transmit secret messages by way of wrapping a strip of leather around a cylinder and writing on it. The leather is then unwound and must be wrapped around a cylinder of the same size to read the message. Used by the Ancient Greeks, particularly the Spartans
- shlocky — schlock (def 1).
- shylock — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- skyclad — naked
- slackly — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- sleechy — muddy
- slickly — smooth and glossy; sleek.
- slouchy — of or relating to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc.