8-letter words containing t, c, e, l
- coteline — a kind of white muslin, either corded or ribbed, manufactured in France and designed for dress material
- couldest — Alternative form of couldst.
- couplets — Plural form of couplet.
- courtlet — a small court or courtyard
- covalent — the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
- coverlet — A coverlet is the same as a bedspread.
- covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
- crapplet — (web, abuse) A badly written or profoundly useless Java applet. "I just wasted 30 minutes downloading this stinkin' crapplet!"
- crateful — (informal) As much as a crate would hold.
- creolist — a student of creole languages
- crosslet — a cross having a smaller cross near the end of each arm
- crownlet — a small crown
- cruelest — willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- crueltie — Obsolete spelling of cruelty.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- culottes — Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt.
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- cultlike — resembling a cult
- cultrate — shaped like a knife blade
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- culverts — Plural form of culvert.
- cumulate — to accumulate
- cupulate — shaped like a small cup
- cut-pile — having a pile with yarns that are cut instead of looped: a cut-pile carpet.
- cuticles — Plural form of cuticle.
- cutlines — Plural form of cutline.
- cuttable — capable of being cut
- decaplet — One of a group of ten babies born at the same time.
- decently — conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- declutch — to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle
- decretal — a papal edict on doctrine or church law
- decuplet — (physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
- deflects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflect.
- del city — a city in central Oklahoma.
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- derilict — Misspelling of derelict.
- deselect — (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- dolcetto — a variety of grape for making wine, chiefly grown in the Piedmont region of Italy
- ductless — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- eclectic — made up of what is selected from different sources.