8-letter words containing u, c, l
- clouding — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- cloudlet — a small cloud
- clouting — Present participle of clout.
- club bag — a soft, usually leather, two-handled bag suitable for use in traveling or for general utility.
- club car — a railway carriage with comfortable extending chairs, a bar, and other comforts
- clubable — Alternative form of clubbable.
- clubbers — Plural form of clubber.
- clubbing — Clubbing is the activity of going to night clubs.
- clubbish — clubby
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- clubbist — a member of a club
- clubface — the face of a golf club
- clubfeet — Plural form of clubfoot.
- clubfoot — If someone has a clubfoot, they are born with a badly twisted foot.
- clubhand — congenital deformity of the hand
- clubhaul — to force (a sailing vessel) onto a new tack, esp in an emergency, by fastening a lee anchor to the lee quarter, dropping the anchor as the vessel comes about, and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward
- clubhead — the head of a golf club
- clubland — A city's clubland is the area that contains all the best nightclubs.
- clubmate — A person who is in the same club as another person.
- clubmoss — Alternative spelling of club moss.
- clubroom — a room used by a club for meetings, activities, socializing, etc
- clubroot — a disease of cabbages and related plants, caused by the fungus Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which the roots become thickened and distorted
- clubrush — any rush of the genus Scirpus
- clucking — Present participle of cluck.
- clued-up — If you say that someone is clued-up on a particular subject, you are showing your approval of the fact that they have a great deal of detailed knowledge and information about it.
- clueless — If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
- clumpier — Comparative form of clumpy.
- clumping — a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- 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.
- clunkers — Plural form of clunker.
- clunking — a hard hit, especially on the head.
- clupeids — Plural form of clupeid.
- clupeoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon
- clusters — Plural form of cluster.
- clustery — Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
- clutched — to hatch (chickens).
- clutcher — to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws.
- clutches — power or control
- cluttery — full of clutter
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coaldust — fine particles of coal
- cocoplum — a tropical shrub, Chrysobalanus icaco
- coequals — Plural form of coequal.
- cola nut — any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
- cold cut — Usually, cold cuts. slices of unheated salami, bologna, ham, liverwurst, turkey, or other meats and sometimes cheeses.
- coleuses — Plural form of coleus.
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc