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- CLARAINA form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.
- CLARETA dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
- CLARIFYTo make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.
- CLARINETA woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
- CLARINETISTSomeone who plays the clarinet.
- CLARINETTISTAlternative spelling of clarinetist.
- CLARINOA reed stop in an organ.
- CLARIONA medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
- CLARITYThe state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
- CLARKIAAny of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to the Americas.
- CLARTA daub.
- CLARTYSticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
- CLARYclary sage (Salvia sclarea)
- CLASHA loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- CLASHERA person or thing that clashes.
- CLASPA device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.
- CLASPERAnything that clasps.
- CLASSIFIEDsimple past and past participle of classify
- CLASSROOMA room, often in a school, where classes take place.
- CLASTa fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
- CLATA clod of earth
- CLATTERINGLYWith a clattering sound.
- CLATTERYTending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- CLAUSEA group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
- CLAUSTRALOf or pertaining to a cloister.
- CLAUSTROPHOBEOne who suffers from claustrophobia.
- CLAUSTROPHOBIAThe abnormal fear of closed, tight places.
- CLAUSTRUMA thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed t
- CLAUTA kind of rake.
- CLAVATEResembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.
- CLAVEsimple past and past participle of cleave
- CLAVERFrivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
- CLAVESA percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
- CLAVIERThe keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
- CLAVIERISTA musician who plays the clavier.
- CLAVIFORMLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
- CLAVIGEROne who carries a club; a club bearer.
- CLAVIGEROUSBearing a club.
- CLAVISA Roman key.
- CLAVUSA callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
- CLAWA curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- CLAWEROne who, or that which, claws things.
- CLAWLIKEResembling a claw.
- CLAYA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- CLAYISHResembling clay.
- CLAYLIKEResembling clay.
- CLAYMATIONStop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
- CLAYMOREA large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
- CLAYSTONESedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
- CLAYTONIAAny plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
- CLAYWAREArticles made from clay.
- CLEANFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
- CLEANERA person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.
- CLEANLYBeing habitually clean, practising good hygiene.
- CLEANSETo free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
- CLEANSERSomeone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.
- CLEANUPThe act of cleaning or tidying something.
- CLEARTransparent in colour.
- CLEARESTsuperlative form of clear: most clear
- CLEARINGpresent participle and gerund of clear
- CLEARLYIn a clear manner.
- CLEARNESSBrightness, brilliancy.
- CLEARWAYA road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
- CLEARWINGAny of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
- CLEATA strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- CLEAVAGEThe act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
- CLEAVETo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- CLEAVERA squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
- CLEEKA large hook.
- CLEEVEA large wickerwork basket for carrying produce or turf.
- CLEFA symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- CLEFTAn opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- CLEFTEDHaving a cleft; cloven.
- CLEFTINGThe formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- CLEGa blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae: gadfly, horsefly, deer fly, blind-fly, tabanid
- CLEISTOGAMOUSPertaining to cleistogamy.
- CLEISTOGAMYThe production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
- CLEITHRALRelating to, or having, a cleithrum.
- CLEMTo be hungry; starve.
- CLEMATISAny plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
- CLEMENTLenient or merciful; charitable.
- CLENBUTEROLThe decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol.
- CLENCHEROne who clenches.
- CLEOMEAny flowering plant in the genus Cleome.
- CLEPETo give a call; cry out; appeal.
- CLEPSYDRASynonym of water clock, especially ancient Greek and Roman forms.
- CLERESTORYThe upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
- CLERGYA body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
- CLERGYMANA male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
- CLERGYWOMANAn ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
- CLERICA member of a clergy.
- CLERIHEWA humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
- CLERISYAn elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
- CLERKOne who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market. A l
- CLERKDOMThe role or status of clerk.
- CLERKISHLike or resembling a clerk.
- CLERKSHIPThe state or business of a clerk.
- CLEVEA room; chamber.
- CLEVERNimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- CLEVERISHSomewhat clever.