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  • CLOTTYadjectiveMiddle English11 findersFull of clots, or clods.
  • CLOTUREnounFrench78 findersIn legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For
  • CLOUnounFrench7 findersSomething which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.
  • CLOUDnounProto-Indo-European25 findersA visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
  • CLOUDAGEnoun1 finderMass of clouds; cloudiness or cloud cover.
  • CLOUDAGESnoun1 finderMass of clouds; cloudiness or cloud cover.
  • CLOUDBERRYnoun1 finderA species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
  • CLOUDBURSTnoun5 findersA sudden heavy rainstorm.
  • CLOUDILYadverb2 findersIn a cloudy way.
  • CLOUDINESSnoun1 finderOf the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
  • CLOUDLIKEadjective4 findersResembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy
  • CLOUDYadjectiveOld English50 findersCovered with or characterised by clouds.
  • CLOUGHnounProto-Indo-European95 findersA narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
  • CLOURnounMiddle English8 findersA field.
  • CLOUTnounProto-Indo-European180 findersInfluence or effectiveness, especially political.
  • CLOUTERnounMiddle English16 findersOne who clouts or strikes.
  • CLOUTINGverbMiddle English33 finderspresent participle and gerund of clout
  • CLOVEnounLatin27 findersA very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
  • CLOVERnounOld English71 findersA plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
  • CLOVEREDadjective20 findersCovered with clover.
  • CLOVERYadjective11 findersResembling or containing clover.
  • CLOWDERnounProto-Germanic78 findersA group of cats or other small felines.
  • CLOWNnounProto-Indo-European38 findersA slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
  • CLOWNERYnoun25 findersThe behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
  • CLOWNFISHnoun74 findersAny of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual rel
  • CLOWNISHadjective70 findersResembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
  • CLOYverbLatin67 findersTo fill up or choke up; to stop up.
  • CLOYINGverb314 finderspresent participle and gerund of cloy
  • CLOYSOMEadjective2 findersCloying.
  • CLOZAPINEnoun1 finderA sedative drug used to treat schizophrenia.
  • CLOZEnoun11 findersA form of written examination in which candidates are required to provide words that have been omitted from sentences, thereby demonstrating their knowledge and comprehension of th
  • CLUBnounProto-Germanic10 findersA heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything. An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf. An item used durin
  • CLUBBEDverbMiddle English1 findersimple past and past participle of club
  • CLUBBERnoun5 findersOne who partakes in clubbing: one who frequents nightclubs.
  • CLUBBINESSnoun3 findersA tendency or choice to socialise only within a limited circle.
  • CLUBBISHadjective4 findersResembling or characteristic of a club (weapon).
  • CLUBBISTnoun2 findersA member of a club; one who frequents clubs.
  • CLUBBYadjective3 findersResembling or suggestive of a social club or clubhouse. Congenial; welcoming people as guests. Exclusive and cliquey. Resembling or characteristic of the dance music played at nigh
  • CLUBFOOTnoun40 findersA congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
  • CLUBFOOTEDadjective20 findersHaving a clubfoot.
  • CLUBHANDnoun1 finderA short, distorted hand.
  • CLUBHOUSEnoun12 findersAny building used by a club for meetings or social activities.
  • CLUBMANnoun4 findersA man who attends a social club.
  • CLUBMANSHIPnoun1 finderCliquishness, as between members of a club.
  • CLUBWOMANnoun1 finderA woman who is a member of a club.
  • CLUDGIEnoun4 findersA lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.
  • CLUEnounProto-Indo-European47 findersA strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
  • CLUELESSadjective5 findersWithout any clues or hints.
  • CLUMPnounProto-Indo-European17 findersA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
  • CLUMPERnoun8 findersSomething that forms clumps. A grass or other plant that tends to form clumps. One who generalizes or finds commonalities, as opposed to one who focuses on identifying differences
  • CLUMPISHadjective15 findersTending to form clumps.
  • CLUMPLIKEadjective1 finderResembling or characteristic of a clump.
  • CLUMPSverb8 findersthird-person singular simple present indicative of clump
  • CLUMPYadjective31 findersForming or tending to form clumps.
  • CLUMSILYadverb3 findersIn a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
  • CLUMSYadjective34 findersAwkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
  • CLUNCHnoun3 findersA traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay.
  • CLUNKnoun20 findersA dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
  • CLUNKERnoun24 findersA decrepit motor car.
  • CLUNKYadjective31 findersUngainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
  • CLUPEOIDadjective5 findersOf or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
  • CLUSIAnoun1 finderAny member of the genus Clusia of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae.
  • CLUSTERnounProto-Indo-European49 findersA bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
  • CLUSTERYadjective9 findersGrowing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
  • CLUTCHverbProto-Indo-European18 findersTo seize, as though with claws.
  • CLUTTERnounMiddle English1 finderA confused disordered jumble of things.
  • CLUTTERYadjective2 findersCluttered; full of clutter.
  • CLYPEATEadjectiveLatin4 findersShaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
  • CLYPEIFORMadjectiveLatin1 findershaped like a round shield; clypeate
  • CLYPEUSnounLatin11 findersThe shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
  • CLYSTERnounAncient Greek30 findersA medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.
  • CNEMIALadjectiveAncient Greek5 findersRelating to, or located at, the shinbone, or tibia.
  • CNEMISnounAncient Greek8 findersThe section of the leg from the knee to the ankle; shin.
  • CNIDAnounAncient Greek11 findersA nematocyst.
  • CNIDOBLASTnoun7 findersA cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
  • COACHnounMiddle French8 findersA wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
  • COACHWHIPnoun3 findersA long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
  • COACHYadjective6 findersOf a horse: more suited to drawing a coach than to racing.
  • COACTIONnounLatin6 findersForce; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling
  • COADJUTORnounLatin7 findersAn assistant or helper.
  • COADJUTRIXnounLatin41 findersA female coadjutor
  • COADUNATEadjectiveLatin4 findersClosely joined (by growing together).
  • COADUNATIONnounLatin4 findersUnion into a single body or mass; unity.
  • COAGULANTadjectiveLatin46 findersThat causes coagulation or that coagulates.
  • COAGULASEnoun2 findersAny enzyme that induces coagulation.
  • COAGULATEverbLatin135 findersTo become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
  • COAGULATIONnounLatin70 findersThe precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
  • COAGULATIVEadjective22 findersHaving the power to cause coagulation
  • COAGULATORnoun7 findersSomething that causes coagulation (clumping or solidifying).
  • COAGULATORYadjective8 findersServing to coagulate.
  • COAGULUMnounLatin4 findersA mass of coagulated material; a clot or curd
  • COAITAnoun1 finderspider monkey
  • COALnounProto-Indo-European10 findersA black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
  • COALBINnoun5 findersA bin for the storage of coal.
  • COALBOXnoun1 finderA box for storing coal.
  • COALERnoun5 findersA vehicle, especially a ship, used for carrying or supplying coal.
  • COALFIELDnoun1 finderAny region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
  • COALFISHnoun1 finderAny of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
  • COALHOUSEnoun2 findersA building for the storage of coal.
  • COALIFYverb2 findersTo change into coal.

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