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9-letter words that end in l

  • buckyball — a ball-like polyhedral carbon molecule of the type found in buckminsterfullerene and other fullerenes
  • bulb keel — a narrow keel having a swelling weight of lead or iron at the bottom.
  • bulk-mail — to mail as bulk mail.
  • bump ball — a ball that bounces into the air after being hit directly into the ground by the batsman
  • bursarial — of, relating to, or paid by a bursar or bursary
  • bushelful — an amount equal to the capacity of a bushel.
  • butt-dial — Also, butt dial. a call made in this way: Sorry, it must have been a butt-dial.
  • cacuminal — relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate
  • cadastral — Surveying. (of a map or survey) showing or including boundaries, property lines, etc.
  • cadential — relating to or belonging to a cadence or a cadenza
  • cajeputol — cineole.
  • cajuputol — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
  • calcaneal — Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
  • call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
  • calvarial — relating to or belonging to the calvaria
  • cam wheel — a wheel, with an off-center axis or irregular shape, that functions as a cam.
  • campagnol — (archaic) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis) that often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
  • campstool — a lightweight folding stool
  • canaveral — Capecape on the E coast of Fla.: U.S. proving ground for missiles and spacecraft
  • cane gall — a disease of blackberries, characterized by rough, warty outgrowths on the canes, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium rubi.
  • canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
  • cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
  • captopril — an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure
  • carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
  • cardiacal — cardiac
  • carrousel — carousel
  • cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
  • cartwheel — If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
  • carvacrol — the aromatic phenol C10H14O, found in plants of the mint family and used as a fungicide, as an antiseptic, and as a scent in perfumes
  • cataphyll — a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon
  • catarrhal — Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
  • catch-all — A catch-all is a term or category which includes many different things.
  • catchpoll — (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
  • caterwaul — If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight.
  • cathedral — A cathedral is a very large and important church which has a bishop in charge of it.
  • celestial — of or in the sky or universe, as planets or stars
  • cell wall — the outer layer of a cell, esp the structure in plant cells that consists of cellulose, lignin, etc, and gives mechanical support to the cell
  • censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
  • centrical — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
  • centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
  • cercarial — Relating to, or characteristic of cercariae.
  • chainfall — a hand-powered hoist consisting of chains working on the pulley principle, used to lift and manoeuvre large heavy objects
  • chainmail — Alternative spelling of chain mail.
  • chalkrail — a troughlike molding or strip holding chalk, erasers, etc., under a blackboard.
  • chanceful — eventful
  • changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
  • chaparral — (in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks
  • chapparal — Archaic spelling of chaparral.
  • chapteral — of or pertaining to a chapter
  • charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
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