| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| clad | verbt | To clothe., imp. & p. p. of Clothe., of Clothe |
| clam | verb t. | A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve., Strong pinchers or forceps., A kind of vise, usually of wood., To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter., To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere., Claminess; moisture., A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once., To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. |
| clan | noun | A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald., A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; — sometimes used contemptuously. |
| clap | verb t. | To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one’s hands; a clapping of wings., To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; — often followed by to, into, on, or upon., To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance., To express contempt or derision., To knock, as at a door., To strike the hands together in applause., To come together suddenly with noise., To enter with alacrity and briskness; — with to or into., To talk noisily; to chatter loudly., A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang., A burst of sound; a sudden explosion., A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow., A striking of hands to express approbation., Noisy talk; chatter., The nether part of the beak of a hawk., Gonorrhea. |
| claw | noun | A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird., The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc., Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails., A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink., To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails., To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court., To rail at; to scold., To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw. |
| clay | noun | A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities., Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles., To cover or manure with clay., To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. |
| clee | noun | A claw., The redshank. |
| clef | noun | A character used in musical notation to determine the position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff. |
| cleg | noun | A small breeze or horsefly. |
| clem | verb t. & i. | To starve; to famish. |
| clew | noun | Alt. of Clue, To direct; to guide, as by a thread., To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard. |
| clue | noun | A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself., That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery., A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail., A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail., A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended., A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as Clew. |
| clio | noun | The Muse who presided over history. |
| clip | verb t. | To embrace, hence; to encompass., To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin., To curtail; to cut short., To move swiftly; — usually with indefinite it., An embrace., A cutting; a shearing., The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season’s crop of wool., A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc., An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree., A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; — called also toe clip and beak., A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. |
| clod | noun | A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay., The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf., That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul., A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt, A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef., To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot., To pelt with clods., To throw violently; to hurl. |
| clog | verb | That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind., A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion., A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine., To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper., To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel., To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex., To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter., To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. |
| clot | noun | A concretion or coagulation; esp. a soft, slimy, coagulated mass, as of blood; a coagulum., To concrete, coagulate, or thicken, as soft or fluid matter by evaporation; to become a cot or clod., To form into a slimy mass. |
| cloy | verb t. | To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog., To glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; to fill to loathing; to surfeit., To penetrate or pierce; to wound., To spike, as a cannon., To stroke with a claw. |
| club | noun | A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded the hand; a weapon; a cudgel., Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure., An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members., A joint charge of expense, or any person’s share of it; a contribution to a common fund., To beat with a club., To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion., To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end; as, to club exertions., To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense., To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some common object; to unite., To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution., To drift in a current with an anchor out. |
| clum | interj. | Silence; hush. |