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  • CLEVISnounOld Norse6 findersA U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about
  • CLEWnounProto-Indo-European98 findersA roughly spherical mass or body.
  • CLIENTnounLatin5 findersA customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
  • CLIENTAGEnoun2 findersclients collectively; clientele
  • CLIENTLESSadjective1 finderWithout a client; lacking clients.
  • CLIFFnounProto-Germanic1 finderA vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
  • CLIFFHANGERnoun1 finderAn ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
  • CLIFTnoun10 findersA cliff.
  • CLIMATEnounAncient Greek63 findersThe long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions du
  • CLIMATISEverb6 findersAlternative form of climatize.
  • CLIMATIZEverb1 finderTo acclimatize or become acclimatized.
  • CLIMAXnounAncient Greek37 findersA rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
  • CLIMBverbProto-Indo-European20 findersTo traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
  • CLIMBDOWNnoun2 findersA retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
  • CLIMBERnounMiddle English17 findersSomeone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.
  • CLIMBINGnounMiddle English20 findersThe sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
  • CLIMEnounAncient Greek37 findersA particular region defined by its weather or climate.
  • CLINCHverb3 findersTo bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
  • CLINCHERnoun2 findersThat which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor.
  • CLINEnounAncient Greek33 findersA gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.
  • CLINGnounProto-Germanic16 findersFruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
  • CLINGEDverb5 finderssimple past and past participle of cling (“to adhere”)
  • CLINGERnoun17 findersOne who clings.
  • CLINGFISHnoun3 findersA small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.
  • CLINGYadjective37 findersHaving a tendency to cling.
  • CLINKnounProto-Germanic19 findersThe sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
  • CLINKERnounDutch18 findersA very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
  • CLINOMETERnoun7 findersAn apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
  • CLINTnounMiddle English13 findersThe relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes
  • CLIPverbProto-Indo-European11 findersTo grip tightly.
  • CLIPBOARDnoun8 findersA flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held.
  • CLIPEDverbProto-Indo-European1 finderTo grip tightly.
  • CLIPESverbProto-Indo-European1 finderTo grip tightly.
  • CLIPINGverbProto-Indo-European3 findersTo grip tightly.
  • CLIPPERnounMiddle Dutch2 findersAnything or anyone that clips.
  • CLIPPIEnoun1 finderA bus conductor.
  • CLIPSHEETnoun4 findersA sheet of news, features, and similar material distributed to newspaper publishers for convenient inclusion in their publications.
  • CLIQUEnounFrench30 findersA small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic such as lifestyle or social status, or common purpose; specifically one formed for disreputable p
  • CLIQUEYadjective15 findersHaving the characteristics of a clique.
  • CLIQUISHadjective12 findersOf or pertaining to a clique.
  • CLIQUISMnoun4 findersThe tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.
  • CLITnoun85 findersClipping of clitoris.
  • CLITICnounAncient Greek2 findersA morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surroun
  • CLITORALadjective24 findersOf or relating to the clitoris.
  • CLITORICadjective6 findersSynonym of clitoral.
  • CLITORISnounAncient Greek441 findersA sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
  • CLITTERverb1 finderTo clatter lightly; to make a soft rattling noise.
  • CLIVIAnoun6 findersAny plant of the genus Clivia, native to southern Africa.
  • CLOAKnounLatin21 findersA long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
  • CLOAMnounProto-Indo-European3 findersClay.
  • CLOBBERverb28 findersTo hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
  • CLOCHEnounLatin43 findersA glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
  • CLODnounOld English62 findersA lump of something, especially earth or clay.
  • CLODHOPPERnoun3 findersA strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot. Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly. United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or com
  • CLODPATEnoun6 findersA blockhead; an idiot or fool.
  • CLOFFnoun1 finderAn allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
  • CLOFIBRATEnoun1 finderA compound C12H15ClO3 used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
  • CLOGnounProto-Germanic24 findersA type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
  • CLOGGERnoun9 findersOne who, or that which, clogs.
  • CLOISONnounFrench3 findersA partition, dividing fillet or band.
  • CLOISTERnounLatin312 findersA covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: such an arcade in a monastery; such an arcade fitted
  • CLOISTERERnounOld French2 findersOne belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.
  • CLOMPnounDutch26 findersThe sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
  • CLONALadjective2 findersRelating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)
  • CLONEnounAncient Greek19 findersA living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
  • CLONERnoun8 findersSomeone who clones something.
  • CLONICadjective17 findersPertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
  • CLONKnoun9 findersThe abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
  • CLONUSnounAncient Greek21 findersA muscular spasm with regular contractions.
  • CLOOPnoun6 findersA slightly hollow, percussive sound. The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.
  • CLOOTIEnounScots33 findersA piece of rag.
  • CLOPnounMiddle Dutch49 findersThe sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
  • CLOQUEnounFrench17 findersA fabric with an embossed design
  • CLOSEverbProto-Indo-European5 findersTo remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
  • CLOSEMOUTHEDadjective2 findersreticent, secretive or uncommunicative
  • CLOSEOUTnoun1 finderA wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
  • CLOSETnounLatin23 findersA small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
  • CLOSETEDadjective38 findersNot open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
  • CLOSETFULnoun1 finderAs much as a closet can hold.
  • CLOSTRIDIUMnoun14 findersAny of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of formin
  • CLOSUREnounLatin41 findersAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
  • CLOTnounOld English23 findersA thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
  • CLOTBURnoun1 finderThe burdock.
  • CLOTEnounOld English5 findersThe common burdock; the clotbur.
  • CLOTESnounOld English5 findersA thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
  • CLOTHnounProto-Indo-European15 findersA fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically
  • CLOTHBOUNDadjective4 findersWrapped in cloth.
  • CLOTHEverbProto-Indo-European6 findersTo adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
  • CLOTHEDverb6 finderssimple past and past participle of clothe
  • CLOTHESnounOld English31 findersItems of clothing; apparel.
  • CLOTHESHORSEnoun10 findersA frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
  • CLOTHESLINEnoun10 findersA rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
  • CLOTHESPINnoun13 findersA clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
  • CLOTHIERnounMiddle English62 findersA person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
  • CLOTHINGverbOld English17 finderspresent participle and gerund of clothe
  • CLOTHLIKEadjective3 findersResembling cloth.
  • CLOTTERnoun9 findersA clot; a mass of clotted blood.
  • CLOTTIERadjectiveMiddle English4 findersFull of clots, or clods.
  • CLOTTIESTadjectiveMiddle English4 findersFull of clots, or clods.
  • CLOTTISHadjective3 findersLike a clot; foolish, silly.

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