8-letter words containing s, l, i, c
- 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.
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- colorist — A colorist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colors in an interesting and original way.
- colpitis — inflammation of the vagina; vaginitis
- compiles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compile.
- complies — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- complish — to accomplish
- coolings — Plural form of cooling.
- copilots — Plural form of copilot.
- corbeils — Plural form of corbeil.
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cornsilk — The fine threadlike styles on an ear of corn.
- cortisol — hydrocortisone
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- costlier — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
- coulisse — a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel, such as a sluicegate, portcullis, or stage flat
- councils — Plural form of council.
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- cowgirls — Plural form of cowgirl.
- cowlicks — Plural form of cowlick.
- cowlings — Plural form of cowling.
- cowslips — Plural form of cowslip.
- coyishly — in a coyish manner
- crawlies — Fear, anxiety.
- creolise — (of a pidgin language) to become the native language of a speech community
- creolist — a student of creole languages