9-letter words containing el
- cribellum — a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
- crimeless — free from crime; innocent
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- cruellest — Superlative form of cruel.
- cruelness — The state of being cruel; cruelty.
- cruelties — Plural form of cruelty.
- cubanelle — a long thin variety of sweet pepper
- cudgeling — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- cudgelled — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- cultellus — a sharp, knifelike structure, as the mouthparts of certain bloodsucking flies.
- cup towel — a dishtowel.
- cursively — In a cursive manner.
- cyberself — An alternate self on the Internet or in cyberspace; an online alter-ego.
- cymbeline — a romantic drama (1610?) by Shakespeare.
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- damn well — the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- dandelion — A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows.
- datelined — Simple past tense and past participle of dateline.
- datelines — Plural form of dateline.
- dead-melt — to melt (steel) until killed.
- deathbell — Alternative form of death bell.
- deceleron — (on a fixed-wing aircraft) a type of aileron that enables the aircraft to have a degree of control when it goes into a roll
- deerfield — a city in NE Illinois.
- defueling — combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- del sarto — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- delamater — Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- delavigne — (Jean François) Casiˈmir (kaziˈmɪʀ) ; kȧzēmirˈ) 1793-1843; Fr. poet & playwright
- delayable — able to be delayed
- delectate — to delight (a person)
- delegable — capable of being delegated: delegable authority.
- delegated — Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
- delegatee — a person to whom something is delegated
- delegates — Plural form of delegate.
- delegator — a person who delegates
- deletable — able to be deleted
- deletions — Plural form of deletion.
- delftware — glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, which originated in Delft
- delibrate — (obsolete) To strip off the bark; to peel.
- delicates — Underwear or lingerie.
- delicense — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- delicious — very enjoyable; delightful
- delictual — (legal) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
- deligated — Simple past tense and past participle of deligate.
- delighted — If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
- delighter — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- delignate — (rare, transitive) To clear or strip of wood.