9-letter words containing m, l, n
- bone meal — Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
- boomingly — in a booming manner
- boomslang — a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus, of southern Africa
- botulinum — an anaerobic botulin-secreting bacterium, Clostridium botulinum
- brambling — a Eurasian finch, Fringilla montifringilla, with a speckled head and back and, in the male, a reddish brown breast and darker wings and tail
- bromelain — an enzyme derived from pineapple, used as an anti-inflammatory agent in homeopathy and as a meat tenderizer in the food industry
- bumpkinly — like a bumpkin
- bushelman — a person who alters or repairs garments; busheler.
- cacuminal — relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate
- calamanco — a glossy woollen fabric woven with a checked design that shows on one side only
- calcaneum — calcaneus.
- calcimine — a white or pale tinted wash for walls
- calimanco — calamanco.
- calm down — If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
- calmingly — in a calming manner
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- calvinism — the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
- cam plant — any plant that undergoes a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism, in which carbon dioxide is taken up only at night
- campagnol — (archaic) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis) that often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
- campanile — (esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building
- campanula — any N temperate plant of the campanulaceous genus Campanula, typically having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
- 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
- candomble — any of a number of similar religious cults in Brazil that combine elements of Roman Catholicism with elements of West African, esp Yoruba, and South American Indian religions
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
- cattlemen — Plural form of cattleman.
- cellarman — a person in charge of a cellar where wine or beer is stored
- cellarmen — Plural form of cellarman.
- chainmail — Alternative spelling of chain mail.
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- cine film — photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a cine camera
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- claimsman — an insurance adjuster, especially one dealing with casualty-insurance claims; claims adjuster.
- clamantly — urgently
- clamoring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clampdown — A clampdown is a sudden restriction on a particular activity by a government or other authority.
- claremont — a town in SW California.
- cleanroom — A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- clement i — Saint, called Clement of Rome. pope (?88–?97 ad). Feast day: Nov 23
- clement v — original name Bertrand de Got. ?1264–1314, pope (1305–14): removed the papal seat from Rome to Avignon in France (1309)
- clement x — (Emilio Altieri) 1590–1676, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1670–76.
- clemently — In a clement manner.
- clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
- clergymen — a member of the clergy.
- climbdown — A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
- clingfilm — Clingfilm is a thin, clear, stretchy plastic that you use to cover food in order to keep it fresh.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs