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8-Letter Words That Start With: CLI

There are 44 8-letter words, 2 8-letter phrases and 0 8-letter abbr's that start with CLI.

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cliquish8
22 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

cliquing8
20 verbv
Valid word for Scrabble US
climaxed8
20 verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

• the decisive moment in a novel or play

• the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

• the most severe stage of a disease

• arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

verb

• end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

cliquier8
19 nounn
adjective

• Having the characteristics of a clique

climaxes8
19 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

• the decisive moment in a novel or play

• the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

• the most severe stage of a disease

• arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

verb

• end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

clicking8
17 verbv
noun

• a short light metallic sound

• a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

• depression of a button on a computer mouse

verb

• move or strike with a noise

• make a clicking or ticking sound

• click repeatedly or uncontrollably

• cause to make a snapping sound

• produce a click

• make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

clinched8
16 verbv
adjective satellite

• closed or squeezed together tightly

clickers8
16 nounn
noun

• The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.

• An electronic device used by individual students in the classroom to respond to multiple-choice questions, etc.

• A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction.

• A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered.

• A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit.

• A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.

• Someone who clicks, for example using a computer mouse.

• One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.

• One who has charge of the work of a companionship.

• An employee who locks the type in the form to make it ready for printing.

cliffier8
16 adjectiveadj
Valid word for Scrabble US
climbing8
15 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

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