8-letter words containing s, i, l
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- classist — Of or pertaining to classism.
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- clausius — Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases
- claviers — Plural form of clavier.
- clematis — A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis.
- clergies — Plural form of clergy.
- clerkish — Like or resembling a clerk.
- clevises — plural of clevis.
- clickers — Plural form of clicker.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- climbers — Plural form of climber.
- clinches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clinch.
- clinkers — Plural form of clinker.
- clip-ons — sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
- clippers — a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
- clippies — Plural form of clippie.
- cliquish — If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- clitoris — The clitoris is a part at the front of a woman's sexual organs where she can feel sexual pleasure.
- cloddish — of, relating to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.
- cloisonn — Alternative spelling of cloisonne.
- cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
- close in — If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
- close-in — near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city: The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.
- closings — Plural form of closing.
- clovis i — German name Chlodwig. ?466–511 ad, king of the Franks (481–511), who extended the Merovingian kingdom to include most of Gaul and SW Germany
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- clubbish — clubby
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- clubbist — a member of a club
- clumpish — clumpy
- clumsier — Comparative form of clumsy.
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clupeids — Plural form of clupeid.
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- codicils — Plural form of codicil.
- codlings — Plural form of codling.
- coistrel — a knave
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- colistin — a polymyxin antibiotic
- collides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collide.
- colliers — Plural form of collier.
- colloids — Plural form of colloid.
- colonias — (in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans.
- colonics — of or relating to the colon.
- colonies — the subject territories formerly in the British Empire
- colonise — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- colonist — Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony.