| clinic |
a medical facility, esp. for treatment of outpatients. [4 definitions] |
| clink |
to make or cause to make a short, sharp, ringing sound. [2 definitions] |
| clip1 |
to cut off, cut out, or trim, as by scissors or trimmers. [11 definitions] |
| clip2 |
a device that holds, grasps, or fastens, as a paper clip or hair clip. [5 definitions] |
| clipper |
(often pl.) a tool for clipping. [3 definitions] |
| clipping |
a piece clipped off or from. [2 definitions] |
| cloak |
a long, loose outer garment that drapes around one's shoulders and has no sleeves. [3 definitions] |
| clobber |
(informal) to strike hard; beat severely. [2 definitions] |
| clock1 |
a mechanical or electric device, other than a watch, for measuring or indicating time. [3 definitions] |
| clockwise |
in or turning in the direction in which a clock's hands turn. (Cf. counterclockwise.) |
| clod |
a lump of earth or clay. [2 definitions] |
| clog |
to block passage along or through. [7 definitions] |
| cloister |
a place such as a monastery or convent where people live secluded religious lives. [4 definitions] |
| clop |
a sharp, hollow striking sound, as of a horse's hoof on pavement. [2 definitions] |
| close |
to stop up; shut. [23 definitions] |
| close in on |
to approach or surround, as to entrap or capture. |
| closely |
carefully and with attention. [3 definitions] |
| closet |
a cabinet or small room for storage, as of clothing or household goods. [3 definitions] |
| close-up |
in photography, films, or television, a picture taken at close range to show details, as of facial expression. (Cf. long shot.) [2 definitions] |
| clot |
a thickened lump or mass of liquid, such as blood. [4 definitions] |
| cloth |
material woven of spun threads of cotton, wool, nylon, or the like; fabric. [3 definitions] |