8-letter words containing p, l
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- cesspool — A cesspool is the same as a cesspit.
- chalk up — If you chalk up a success, a victory, or a number of points in a game, you achieve it.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- 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.
- chapless — lacking a lower jaw
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappals — Plural form of chappal.
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- cheliped — (of an arthropod) either of two legs which each carry a claw
- chemulpo — Inchon.
- chilopod — any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes
- chip log — a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chirpily — In a chirpy way.
- choppily — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- cineplex — a large cinema complex
- clampers — Plural form of clamper.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- clapback — Lb music An exercise where the pupil is instructed to repeat a previously played rhythm by clapping.
- clappers — Plural form of clapper.
- clapping — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
- claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- claspers — a paired organ of male insects, used to clasp the female during copulation
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- clay pit — a pit or mine from which clay is extracted
- claypans — Plural form of claypan.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- clean-up — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- clifftop — A clifftop is the area of land around the top of a cliff.
- clip art — a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
- clip-fed — (of an automatic firearm) loaded from a cartridge clip
- clip-ons — sunglasses designed to be clipped on to a person's spectacles
- clip-out — intended to be clipped out, as from a newspaper: a clip-out coupon.
- clippers — a hand tool with two cutting blades for clipping fingernails, hedges, etc
- clippies — Plural form of clippie.
- clipping — A clipping is an article, picture, or advertisement that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- clock up — If you clock up a large number or total of things, you reach that number or total.
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- clodpole — a dull or stupid person
- clodpoll — a stupid or foolish person; blockhead
- clomping — Present participle of clomp.