10-letter words containing cl
- circlejerk — Alternative spelling of circle jerk.
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- city clerk — a city official who maintains public records and vital statistics, issues licenses, etc.
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- cladistics — a method of grouping animals that makes use of lines of descent rather than structural similarities
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- cladophyll — a green, flattened branch arising from the axil of a leaf, with the shape and functions of a foliage leaf
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clairseach — an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.
- clam-shell — the shell of a clam.
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamdigger — One who digs for clams.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clamshells — Plural form of clamshell.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clanswoman — a woman belonging to a clan
- clap skate — a type of speed skate with a blade attached at the heel by a hinge, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice for a longer time and increasing skating speed.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clappy-doo — a large black mussel
- clarabella — an eight-foot flute stop on an organ
- clarabelle — a female given name.
- clarenceux — the second King-of-Arms in England
- claret cup — an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clark cell — a cell having a mercury cathode surrounded by a paste of mercuric sulphate and a zinc anode in a saturated solution of zinc sulphate. Formerly used as a standard, its emf is 1.4345 volts
- clark fork — river flowing from W Mont. northwest into Pend Oreille Lake in N Ida.: c. 300 mi (483 km)
- clarksburg — a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.
- clarksdale — a city in NW Mississippi.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- class bias — prejudicial treatment or perception based on social class
- class book — a book published by members of a school or college class, containing pictures of students and teachers, an account of student activities, etc.
- class list — (in Britain) a list categorizing students according to the class of honours they have obtained in their degree examination
- class mark — a value within a class interval, esp its midpoint or the nearest integral value, used to represent the interval for computational convenience
- class rank — a student's rank among others of the same year based on a numeric grade point average
- classicism — Classicism is a style of art practised especially in the 18th century in Europe. It has simple regular forms and the artist does not attempt to express strong emotions.
- classicist — A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
- classicize — to make classic
- classified — Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- classifier — a person or thing that classifies.