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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Clement VII
Giulio de` Medici noun Italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn (1478-1534)

Clement XI
Giovanni Francesco Albani noun Italian pope from 1700 to 1721 who condemned Jansenist ideas on papal infallibility

Clement XIV
Lorenzo Ganganelli noun Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)

clementine
noun a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

clench
noun a small slip noose made with seizing

clenched
clinched adjective closed or squeezed together tightly; `a clenched fist`; `his clenched (or clinched) teeth`

Cleopatra
noun beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)

clerestory
clearstory noun part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light

clergy
noun in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

clergyman
reverend noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

cleric
churchman noun a clergyman or other person in religious orders

clerical
adjective appropriate for or engaged in office work; `clerical skills`; `a clerical job`; `the clerical staff`

clerical collar
Roman collar noun a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy

clericalism
noun a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters

clericalist
noun one who advocates clericalism

clerid beetle
clerid noun predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic

Cleridae
family Cleridae noun beetles that prey on other insects

clerihew
noun a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; ``The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right` is a clerihew`

clerk
noun an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

clerkship
noun the job of clerk

Clethra
genus Clethra noun type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet

Clethraceae
family Clethraceae noun coextensive with the genus Clethra

Clethrionomys
genus Clethrionomys noun a genus of Cricetidae

Cleveland
Grover Cleveland noun 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)

clever
cunning adjective showing inventiveness and skill; `a clever gadget`; `the cunning maneuvers leading to his success`; `an ingenious solution to the problem`

clever Dick
clever clogs noun an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable

cleverly
adverb in a clever manner; `they were cleverly arranged`; `a smartly managed business`

clevis
noun a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.

clew
noun a ball of yarn or cord or thread

clew
noun evidence that helps to solve a problem

clews
noun the cords used to suspend a hammock

cliched
ready-made adjective repeated regularly without thought or originality; `ready-made phrases`

Clichy
Clichy-la-Garenne noun a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century

click
mouse click noun depression of a button on a computer mouse; `a click on the right button for example`

click
dawn d come home d get across verb become clear or enter one`s consciousness or emotions; `It dawned on him that she had betrayed him`; `she was penetrated with sorrow`

click beetle
skipjack 3 snapping beetle noun able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

click off
verb perform or finish an action rapidly; `The game was clicked off in 1:48`

click open
verb open with a clicking sound; `These keys have clicked open many doors`

click-clack
noun a succession of clicks

clickety-clack
clickety-click noun a fast and rhythmic click-clack; `the clickety-clack of the typewriters`

client
noun a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

client-centered therapy
noun a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session

clientage
noun relation of a client to a patron

clientele
patronage noun customers collectively; `they have an upper class clientele`

cliff
drop noun a steep high face of rock; `he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town`; `a steep drop`

cliff brake
cliff-brake noun any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions

cliff diving
noun diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff

cliff dweller
noun a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves

cliff dwelling
noun a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; `the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States`

cliff rose
sea pink noun tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover

cliff swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota noun North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls

cliff-hanging
suspenseful adjective (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense

cliffhanger
noun an episode that ends in suspense

Clifford trust
grantor trust noun a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more

cliffy
clifflike adjective (of a shore or shoreline) characterized by steep cliffs or precipices; `the cliffy shores of Dover`

Cliftonia
genus Cliftonia noun one species: titi

climactic
adjective consisting of or causing a climax; `a climactic development`

climate
clime noun the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time; `the dank climate of southern Wales`; `plants from a cold clime travel best in winter`

climate
noun the prevailing psychological state; `the climate of opinion`; `the national mood had changed radically since the last election`

climate change
global climate change noun a change in the world`s climate

climatic
climatical adjective of or relating to a climate; `climatic changes`

climatic zone
noun any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude

climatically
adverb with respect to climate; `they were used to a climatically different environment`

climatologist
noun someone who is expert in climatology

climatology
noun meteorology of climates and their phenomena

climax
culmination noun the decisive moment in a novel or play; `the deathbed scene is the climax of the play`

climb
mount noun the act of climbing something; `it was a difficult climb to the top`

climber
noun someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; `the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes`

climbing bird`s nest fern
Microsorium punctatum noun tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia

climbing corydalis
Corydalis claviculata noun annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers

climbing fern
noun any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium

climbing frame
noun a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on

climbing fumitory
Allegheny vine noun vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria

climbing hempweed
climbing boneset noun herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees

climbing hydrangea
noun climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan

climbing maidenhair
climbing maidenhair fern noun tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida

climbing onion
Bowiea volubilis noun much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs

climbing perch
Anabas testudineus noun a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land

climbing salamander
noun any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes

clinch
noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

clinch
noun a small slip noose made with seizing

Clinch River
noun a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River

clincher
determiner 1 determining factor noun an argument that is conclusive

cling
clingstone noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

cling film
clingfilm noun a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food

cling to
hold close verb hold firmly, usually with one`s hands; `She clutched my arm when she got scared`

clingfish
noun very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.

clinic
noun a healthcare facility for outpatient care

clinical
adjective scientifically detached; unemotional; `he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony`

clinical anatomy
applied anatomy noun the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment

clinical neurology
noun (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders

clinical psychology
noun the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior

clinical thermometer
mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer noun a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body; graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature

clinical trial
clinical test noun a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use

clinically
adverb in a clinical manner; `she is clinically qualified`

clinician
noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments

clinid
clinid fish noun mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds

Clinidae
family Clinidae noun viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas

clinker
clinker brick noun a hard brick used as a paving stone

clinker-built
clincher-built adjective (of ships) built with overlapping hull planks