7-letter words containing s, e, l, c
- leeches — Plural form of leech.
- lenclos — Anne [ahn,, an] /ɑn,, an/ (Show IPA), (Ninon de Lenclos) 1620–1705? French courtesan and wit.
- letches — a lecherous desire or craving.
- leucism — An animal condition characterized by reduced pigmentation.
- leucous — White; albino.
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lichens — Plural form of lichen.
- lickers — Plural form of licker.
- linches — Plural form of linch.
- loaches — Plural form of loach.
- locales — a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.
- locates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of locate.
- lockers — Plural form of locker.
- lockets — Plural form of locket.
- lockset — an assembly of parts making up a complete locking system, especially one used on a door, including knobs, plates, and a lock mechanism.
- locules — Plural form of locule.
- loessic — relating to or consisting of loess
- lunches — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lurches — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- lyceums — Plural form of lyceum.
- lychees — Plural form of lychee.
- lynches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lynch.
- mackles — Plural form of mackle.
- macules — Plural form of macule.
- malices — desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- marcels — Plural form of marcel.
- mascled — Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales.
- mesclun — a salad consisting especially of young, tender mixed greens.
- mulches — Plural form of mulch.
- muscled — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- muscles — Plural form of muscle.
- muscule — (military) A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.
- nickels — Plural form of nickel.
- nickles — Plural form of nickle.
- nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
- nucules — Plural form of nucule.
- nuncles — Plural form of nuncle.
- ocellus — a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- ocelots — Plural form of ocelot.
- opuscle — Obsolete form of opuscule.
- oracles — (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- osceola — 1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- oscheal — relating to or resembling the scrotum
- ossicle — a small bone.
- polices — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- raschel — a type of loosely knitted fabric
- reclasp — to clasp (something) again or (of two things) to clasp together again
- reclass — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
- reclose — to close (something) again
- recluse — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.