9-letter words containing cl
- clearance — Clearance is the removal of old buildings, trees, or other things that are not wanted from an area.
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- clearcole — a type of size containing whiting
- cleareyed — having clear eyes or vision
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- cleartext — (cryptography) The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text.
- clearways — Plural form of clearway.
- clearweed — a plant from the nettle family
- clearwing — any moth of the family Sesiidae (or Aegeriidae), characterized by the absence of scales from the greater part of the wings. They are day-flying and some, such as the hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis), resemble wasps and other hymenopterans
- cleavable — capable of being cleft or split.
- cleavaged — Having (a particular kind of) cleavage.
- cleavages — the act of cleaving or splitting.
- cleft lip — a congenital split in the upper lip, often associated with a cleft palate
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- clement i — Saint, called Clement of Rome. pope (?88–?97 ad). Feast day: Nov 23
- clement v — original name Bertrand de Got. ?1264–1314, pope (1305–14): removed the papal seat from Rome to Avignon in France (1309)
- clement x — (Emilio Altieri) 1590–1676, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1670–76.
- clemently — In a clement manner.
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- cleobulus — flourished 560 b.c, Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.
- cleopatra — a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clergical — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the clergy; clerical; learned.
- clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
- clergymen — a member of the clergy.
- clericals — the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
- clericate — a clerical post
- clericity — the condition of being a clergyman
- clerihews — Plural form of clerihew.
- clerklike — Resembling a clerk or some aspect of one; tidy, bureaucratic, etc.
- clerkling — a young or inexperienced clerk
- clerkship — The position or status of a clerk, especially in the legal profession.
- cleveland — a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
- cleverest — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- cleverish — Somewhat clever.
- clew line — any of several lines fastened to the clews of a square sail and used for furling it
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- 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.
- clickbait — a sensationalized headline or piece of text on the Internet designed to entice people to follow a link to an article on another web page.
- clickwrap — an agreement made by a computer user through clicking on a particular button onscreen
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- clientele — The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- clifflike — resembling a cliff
- cliffside — The side of a cliff.
- climactic — A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.