Clustery Clus"ter·y adjective [ From Cluster , noun ] Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters. Johnson.

Clutch Clutch (klŭch; 224) noun [ Middle English cloche , cloke , claw, Scot. clook , cleuck , also Middle English cleche claw, clechen , cleken , to seize; confer Anglo-Saxon gelæccan (where ge- is a prefix) to seize. Confer Latch a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. "The clutch of poverty." Cowper.

An expiring clutch at popularity.
Carlyle.

But Age, with his stealing steps,
Hath clawed me in his clutch .
Shak.

2. plural The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.

I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant.
Bp. Stillingfleet.

3. (Machinery) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure.

4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.

5. (Zoology) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.

Bayonet clutch (Machinery) , a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft.

Clutch Clutch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Clutched ; present participle & verbal noun Clutching .] [ Middle English clucchen . See Clutch , noun ] 1. To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.

A man may set the poles together in his head, and clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.
Collier.

Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?
Come, let me clutch thee.
Shak.

2. To close tightly; to clinch.

Not that I have the power to clutch my hand.
Shak.

Clutch Clutch intransitive verb To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at .

Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market.
Bankroft.

Clutter Clut"ter noun [ Confer W. cludair heap, pile, cludeirio to heap.] 1. A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter .

He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits.
L'Estrange.

2. Clatter; confused noise. Swift.

Clutter Clut"ter transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cluttered ; present participle & verbal noun Cluttering .] To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room.

Clutter Clut"ter intransitive verb To make a confused noise; to bustle.

It [ the goose] cluttered here, it chuckled there.
Tennyson.

Clutter Clut"ter transitive verb [ From Clod , noun ] To clot or coagulate, as blood. [ Obsolete] Holland.

Clydesdale Clydes"dale noun One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay.

Clydesdale terrier Clydesdale terrier One of a breed of small silky- haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears.

Clypeastroid Clyp`e·as"troid adjective [ New Latin Clypeaster (L. clupeus shield + aster star) + -oid .] (Zoology) Like or related to the genus Clupeaster ; -- applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.

Clypeate Clyp"e·ate adjective [ Latin clupeatus , past participle of clupeare to arm with a shield, from clupeus , clipeus shield.] 1. (Botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.

2. (Zoology) Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.

Clypeiform Clyp"e·i·form` adjective [ Latin clupeus shield + -form .] Shield-shaped; clypeate.

Clypeus Clyp"e·us noun ; plural Clypei . [ Latin , a shield.] (Zoology) The frontal plate of the head of an insect.

Clysmian Clys"mi·an adjective [ Greek ... a place washed by the waves, from .... See Clyster .] Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes. Smart.

Clysmic Clys"mic adjective Washing; cleansing.

Clyster Clys"ter noun [ Latin , from G. .... from ... to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hlūtrs pure, German lauter : confer French clystère ] (Medicine) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.

Clyster pipe , a tube or pipe used for injections.

Clytie knot Cly"tie knot In hair dressing, a loose, low coil at the back of the head, like the knot on the head of the bust of Clytie by G. F. Watts.

Cnemial Cne"mi·al adjective [ Greek ... the tibia.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the shin bone.

Cnemial crest , a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.

Cnida Cni"da (nī"dȧ) noun ; plural Cnidæ (nī"dē). [ New Latin , from Greek kni`dh nettle, sea nettle.] (Zoology) One of the peculiar stinging cells found in Cœlenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.

Cnidaria Cni·da"ri·a (nĭ*dā"rĭ*ȧ) noun plural [ New Latin See Cnida .] (Zoology) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cœlenterata, i. e. , exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells ( cnidae ) in the tissues. See Coelenterata .

Cnidoblast Cni"do·blast noun [ Cnida + -blast .] (Zoology) One of the cells which, in the Cœlenterata, develop into cnidæ.

Cnidocil Cni"do·cil noun [ Cnida + cilium eyelash.] (Zoology) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.

Co- Co- (ko-). A form of the prefix com- , signifying with , together , in conjunction , joint . It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com- .

Co-ally Co`-al·ly" noun ; plural Co-allies . A joint ally. Kent.

Co-assessor Co`-as·sess"or noun A joint assessor.

Co-legatee Co-leg`a·tee" noun A joint legatee.

Co-lessee Co`-les·see" noun A partner in a lease taken.

Co-lessor Co`-les·sor" noun A partner in giving a lease.

Co-mate Co"-mate` noun [ Prefix co- + mate .] A companion. Shak.

Co-meddle Co-med"dle transitive verb To mix; to mingle, to temper. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Co-regent Co-re"gent noun A joint regent or ruler.

Co-relation Co`-re·la"tion noun Corresponding relation.

Co-religionist Co`-re·li"gion·ist noun One of the same religion with another.

Co-respondent Co`-re·spond"ent noun (Law) One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.

Co-sufferer Co-suf"fer·er noun One who suffers with another. Wycherley.

Co-une Co`-une" transitive verb [ Latin co- + unus one.] To combine or unite. [ Obsolete] " Co-uned together." Feltham.

Co-unite Co`-u·nite" transitive verb To unite. [ Obsolete]

Co-unite Co`-u·nite" adjective United closely with another. [ Obsolete]

Coacervate Co`a·cer"vate adjective [ Latin coacervatus , past participle of coacervare to heap up; co- + acervare . See Acervate .] Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. [ R.] Bacon.

Coacervate Co`a·cer"vate transitive verb To heap up; to pile. [ R.]

Coacervation Co·ac`er·va"tion noun [ Latin coacervatio .] A heaping together. [ R.] Bacon.

Coach Coach (kōch; 224) noun [ French coche , from Italian cocchio , dim. of cocca little boat, from Latin concha mussel, mussel shell, Greek ..., akin to Sanskrit çankha . Confer Conch , Cockboat , Cockle .] 1. A large, closed, four- wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.

» Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats inside, each for two or three persons, and seats outside, sometimes for twelve or more.

2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race. [ Colloq.]

Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester coach .
G. Eliot.

3. (Nautical) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain. [ Written also couch .] [ Obsolete]

The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach .
Pepys.

4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.

Coach Coach transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Coached ; present participle & verbal noun Coaching .] 1. To convey in a coach. Pope.

2. To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction. [ Colloq.]

I coached him before he got his scholarship.
G. Eliot.

Coach Coach intransitive verb To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it . [ Colloq.] " Coaching it to all quarters." E. Waterhouse.

Coachbox Coach"box` The seat of a coachman.

Coachdog Coach"dog` (?; 115). (Zoology) One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog.

Coachee Coach"ee noun A coachman [ Slang]

Coacher Coach"er noun 1. A coachman. [ Obsolete]

2. A coach horse.

3. One who coaches; specif. (Baseball) , one of the side at the bat posted near first or third base to direct a base runner.

Coachfellow Coach"fel`low noun One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach; hence (Fig.), a comrade. Shak.

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