| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| click | verb i. | To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick., To move with the sound of a click., To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something., A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol., A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward., To snatch., A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel., The latch of a door. |
| cliff | noun | A high, steep rock; a precipice., See Clef. |
| clift | noun | A cliff., A cleft of crack; a narrow opening., The fork of the legs; the crotch. |
| climb | verb i. | To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet., To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point., To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface., To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously or slowly; to mount., The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing. |
| clime | noun | A climate; a tract or region of the earth. See Climate. |
| cling | verb i. | To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; — usually followed by to or together., To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing., To make to dry up or wither., Adherence; attachment; devotion. |
| clink | verb i. | To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together., To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound., To rhyme. [Humorous]., A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of sonorous bodies. |