9-letter words containing s, e, l, c
- civilises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilise.
- civilizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilize.
- civilness — of, relating to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society.
- claimless — Having no claim.
- clambakes — Plural form of clambake.
- clamshell — a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
- claqueurs — Plural form of claqueur.
- clarences — Plural form of clarence.
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- classible — able to be classed
- classiest — Superlative form of classy.
- classless — When politicians talk about a classless society, they mean a society in which people are not affected by social status.
- classmate — Your classmates are students who are in the same class as you at school or college.
- classtime — The time devoted to or prepared for a lesson at school or elsewhere; schooltime.
- clavicles — Plural form of clavicle.
- claymores — Plural form of claymore.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- cleanness — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleansers — Plural form of cleanser.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- cleanskin — an unbranded animal
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clearways — Plural form of clearway.
- cleavages — the act of cleaving or splitting.
- cleobulus — flourished 560 b.c, Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clericals — the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
- clerihews — Plural form of clerihew.
- clerkship — The position or status of a clerk, especially in the legal profession.
- cleverest — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- cleverish — Somewhat clever.
- cliffside — The side of a cliff.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- clipsheet — a sheet of paper with text printed on one side only
- clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
- cloisonne — a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge
- cloisters — Plural form of cloister.
- close off — To close something off means to separate it from other things or people so that they cannot go there.
- close out — to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash
- close-run — If you describe something such as a race or contest as a close-run thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
- close-set — (esp of the eyes) positioned close together
- closeable — able to be closed
- closedown — a termination or suspension of operations; shutdown: a temporary closedown of a factory.