8-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- catiline — Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc, Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)
- caudling — Present participle of caudle.
- cauldron — A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- caulonia — a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- caviling — Present participle of cavil.
- centeral — Misspelling of central.
- centrale — (anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- chancels — Plural form of chancel.
- chancily — In a chancy manner.
- chandler — a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
- changkol — A type of hoe.
- channels — Plural form of channel.
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chellean — Abbevillian
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- ciclaton — an expensive cloth used in medieval times
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- cilician — of or relating to Cilicia or its inhabitants
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
- cinnamyl — a univalent radical of cinnamic compounds
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.
- clacking — Present participle of clack.
- cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- claimant — A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill.
- claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clamancy — urgency
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clangbox — a device fitted to a jet-engine to change the direction of thrust