7-letter words containing l, y
- by-talk — incidental conversation; small talk; chitchat.
- byelovo — a city in W central Russia. Pop: 65 000 (2005 est)
- byliner — a person who writes articles with bylines
- byplace — a private place
- byrlady — a mild oath
- cacodyl — an oily poisonous liquid with a strong garlic smell; tetramethyldiarsine. Formula: [(CH3)2As]2
- calcify — to convert or be converted into lime
- calgary — a city in Canada, in S Alberta: centre of a large agricultural region; oilfields. Pop: 879 277 (2001)
- callboy — a person who notifies actors when it is time to go on stage
- caloyer — a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order
- calumny — Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them.
- calvary — a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air
- calyces — calyx
- calycle — a cup-shaped structure, as in the coral skeleton
- calydon — ancient city in S Aetolia, central Greece
- calypso — A calypso is a song about a current subject, sung in a style which originally comes from the West Indies.
- calyxes — Botany. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.
- camelry — the part of an army composed of troops mounted on camels
- campily — in a campy manner
- cannily — in a canny manner
- cantily — In a canty manner.
- capably — having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor.
- carlyle — Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)
- carolyn — a feminine name
- cattily — In a catty manner.
- cavally — Caranx hippos, a carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast.
- cavalry — The cavalry is the part of an army that uses armoured vehicles for fighting.
- cecally — through the caecum, the large bowel
- cellary — Characteristic of a cellar; musty, gloomy, etc.
- chambly — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- charily — cautiously; carefully
- charley — Victor Charlie.
- cheaply — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheerly — cheerful or cheerfully
- chiefly — You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one.
- chifley — Joseph Benedict. 1885–1951, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1945–49)
- childly — childlike; childish
- chimley — Alternative form of chimbley.
- chlamys — a short woollen cloak, secured on the right shoulder, worn by ancient Greek men and soldiers
- chogyal — the title of the ruler of Sikkim
- choltry — a place where travellers can rest
- chorley — a town in NW England, in S Lancashire: cotton textiles. Pop: 33 424 (2001)
- chromyl — of, consisting of, or containing the divalent radical CrO2
- chylify — to turn into, or produce, chyle
- chylous — (physiology) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
- cicelys — a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ciliary — of or relating to cilia
- civilly — with civility; politely
- clairty — Misspelling of clarity.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.