9-letter words containing able
- cablecast — the transmission of a TV programme via a cable system
- cablegram — a message sent by undersea cable
- cablelaid — noting a rope formed of three plain-laid ropes twisted together in a left-handed direction; hawser-laid.
- cableways — Plural form of cableway.
- canoeable — (of a river, etc) able to be navigated in a canoe
- carriable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carryable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- catchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung
- chartable — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chaseable — to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- checkable — capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification: The fact is checkable from available records.
- chequable — (finance, of an account) On which cheques can be drawn.
- chippable — having the ability to be reduced to small pieces
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- claimable — Able to be claimed.
- cleanable — the ability to be cleaned, especially easily or without damage: fabrics rated for their cleanability.
- clearable — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- cleavable — capable of being cleft or split.
- clickable — A clickable image on a computer screen is one that you can point the cursor at and click on, in order to make something happen.
- climbable — to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only: to climb up a ladder.
- closeable — able to be closed
- clubbable — A clubbable person is friendly and likes being with other people, which makes them good members of social clubs.
- coachable — capable of being coached
- cogitable — conceivable
- colorable — capable of being colored
- comptable — countable
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- countable — capable of being counted
- coverable — Able to be covered.
- covetable — to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
- crackable — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- crammable — able to be crammed or stuffed full
- craveable — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- creatable — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
- crossable — able to be crossed
- crushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cryocable — a highly conducting electrical cable cooled with a refrigerant such as liquid nitrogen
- cuddlable — Able to be cuddled.
- danceable — appropriate for or conducive to dancing: danceable music.
- debatable — If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
- decidable — able to be decided
- decodable — Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
- deferable — capable of being deferred or postponed: a deferrable project.
- definable — Something that is definable can be described or identified.
- delayable — able to be delayed
- delegable — capable of being delegated: delegable authority.
- deletable — able to be deleted