8-letter words containing t, c, e, l
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chelated — (chemistry, of a metal atom) bound with one or more chelates.
- chelates — Plural form of chelate.
- chelator — an organic chemical that bonds with metal ions and produces a chelate compound
- chestful — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- chetumal — city in SE Mexico: capital of Quintana Roo state: pop. 38,000
- chevalet — the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument
- chicklet — A small or young chick.
- chillest — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chlorate — any salt of chloric acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO3–
- chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
- chortled — to chuckle gleefully.
- chortler — One who chortles.
- chortles — Plural form of chortle.
- ciliated — possessing or relating to cilia
- ciliates — Plural form of ciliate.
- cimolite — a soft, clayey mineral of white, grey, or reddish coloration
- circlets — Plural form of circlet.
- circulet — Obsolete form of circlet.
- citadels — Plural form of citadel.
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- clackety — A clacking sound suggesting mechanical motion, as of a railway train.
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- classest — 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.
- clatters — Plural form of clatter.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- clavated — Clavate; club-shaped.
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- cleanest — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleaneth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean.
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- clearcut — Alternative spelling of clear cut.
- clearest — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearout — Alternative form of clear-out.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of cleave.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- 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.
- clemente — Roberto Walker [roh-bair-toh] /roʊˈbɛər toʊ/ (Show IPA), 1934–72, U.S. baseball player, born in Puerto Rico.
- clementi — Muzio [moo-tsyaw] /ˈmu tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.
- cleveite — a crystalline variety of the mineral uranitite
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- clitella — a ring or saddle-shaped region of glandular tissue in the body wall of certain annelids, as earthworms and some leeches, that after copulation secretes a cocoon in which the eggs and sperm are deposited for fertilization and development.