| claim |
When you claim something, you say that it is yours, or you take it for yourself. [2 definitions] |
| clam |
A clam is an animal with a soft body and a hard shell that lives in the ocean or in fresh water. Some kinds of clams are food for people. Many Americans eat fried clams, or they eat cooked clams in soup. |
| clap |
When you clap, you hit your hands together again and again as a way to show that you like something. |
| clarinet |
A clarinet is an instrument for playing music. A clarinet is usually black and has the shape of a long tube. The tube has holes in it and keys that you can press to cover the holes and change the sound. To make a sound, you put your mouth at one end of the clarinet and blow air through it. |
| class |
A class is a group of students who meet together with a teacher to learn something. [2 definitions] |
| classmate |
A classmate is a person who is in the same class as you at a school. |
| classroom |
A classroom is a room in a school where students study with their teachers. |
| claw |
A claw is a thin, sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal. |
| clay |
Clay is wet earth that gets hard when you bake it in a hot oven. Clay is used for making things like bowls, pots, and bricks. When clay is soft and wet, it is easy to press it into whatever shape you want, but after you bake it, you can't change it at all! |
| clean |
When something is clean, it is not dirty. If your clothes are clean, they smell nice, and there is no dirt or food or other things on them. [2 definitions] |
| clear |
When something is clear, you can see through it. Windows are usually made of clear glass. [4 definitions] |
| clearly |
When something is said clearly, it is said in a way that people can understand. |
| clever |
A clever person learns and understands things quickly. |
| click |
A click is a small, sharp sound. When you turn on a light, sometimes you hear a click. Usually when you open or close a lock, there is the sound of a click. [3 definitions] |
| cliff |
A cliff is a high, steep hill of rock. |
| climate |
The climate of a place is the usual weather and temperature in that place. If where you live has a warm climate, it means that the weather is usually warm. |
| climb |
When you climb something, you go up it. When you climb a tree, you use your hands and feet to go up the tree. When a truck climbs a hill, it goes up the hill. We often use the word climb when going up something is hard or when it is done in a special way. |
| clock1 |
A clock is a thing that shows what time it is. A clock often hangs on a wall. |
| close |
When you close something that is open, it is not open anymore. When a window is open, air can go through it. But if you close the window, air can't go through anymore. [5 definitions] |
| closet |
A closet is a small room or tall space for keeping things such as clothes or supplies. A closet has a door, and sometimes it has shelves inside. |
| cloth |
Cloth is what clothes, sheets, and other things like that are made of. Cloth is made by weaving threads of cotton, wool or other material. [2 definitions] |