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

clinking
adjective like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped

clinocephaly
clinocephalism noun a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex)

clinodactyly
noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned

clinometer
noun an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation

Clinopodium
genus Clinopodium noun wild basil

clinquant
tinseled adjective glittering with gold or silver

Clinton
Bill Clinton noun 42nd President of the United States (1946-)

Clinton
noun United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)

Clinton administration
noun the executive under President Clinton

clintonia
Clinton`s lily noun any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries

Clio
noun (Greek mythology) the Muse of history

clip
clipping noun the act of clipping or snipping

clip art
noun ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document

clip artist
noun a swindler who fleeces the victim

clip joint
noun a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment

clip lead
noun a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends

clip-clop
clippety-clop noun the sound of a horse`s hoofs hitting on a hard surface

clip-on
adjective attachable by a clip; `clip-on earrings`; `a clip-on bow tie`

clipboard
noun a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers

clipped
adjective (of speech) having quick short sounds; `a clipped upper-class accent`

clipper
noun scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)

clipper
noun a fast sailing ship used in former times

clipper ship
noun a fast sailing ship used in former times

clipping
newspaper clipping noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; `he searched through piles of letters and clippings`

clique
coterie noun an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Clitocybe
genus Clitocybe noun a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills

Clitocybe clavipes
noun an agaric with a flat cap that is greyish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base

Clitocybe dealbata
noun a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk

Clitocybe inornata
noun a fungus with a cap that is creamy grey when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled

Clitocybe irina
Tricholoma irinum noun an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks

Clitocybe robusta
Clytocybe alba noun a large white agaric; edible but not palatable

Clitocybe subconnexa
noun an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished

clitoral
clitoric adjective of or relating to the clitoris

clitoral vein
vena clitoridis noun veins that serve the clitoris

Clitoria
genus Clitoria noun genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers

Clitoria mariana
noun large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers

clitoridectomy
female circumcision noun excision of the clitoris

clitoris
clit noun a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

Clive
Robert Clive noun British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)

cloak
noun a loose outer garment

cloaked
clothed adjective covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; `leaf-clothed trees`; `fog-cloaked meadows`; `a beam draped with cobwebs`; `cloud-wrapped peaks`

cloakmaker
furrier noun someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments

cloakroom
coatroom noun a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily

clobber
verb strike violently and repeatedly; `She clobbered the man who tried to attack her`

cloche
noun a woman`s close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet

clock
noun a timepiece that shows the time of day

clock face
clock dial noun the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day

clock golf
noun a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole

clock in
punch in verb register one`s arrival at work

clock out
punch out verb register one`s departure from work

clock pendulum
noun a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism

clock radio
noun a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically

clock time
noun the time as given by a clock; `do you know what time it is?`; `the time is 10 o`clock`

clock tower
noun a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face

clock watcher
noun a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time

clock-watching
noun paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work)

clocking
noun the time taken to traverse a measured course; `it was a world record clocking`

clocksmith
clockmaker noun someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches

clockwise
adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

clockwork
noun any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock

clockwork universe
noun the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics

clod
glob noun a compact mass; `a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder`

cloddish
doltish adjective heavy and dull and stupid

clofibrate
Atromid-S noun a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases

clog
noun any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

clog
patten noun footwear usually with wooden soles

clog dance
clog dancing noun a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps

clog dancer
noun someone who does clog dancing

clogged
clotted adjective thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots); `clotted blood`; `seeds clogged together`

clogging
hindering adjective preventing movement; `the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street`

cloisonne
noun enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips

cloister
verb seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; `She cloistered herself in the office`

cloistered
cloistral adjective of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

clomiphene
clomiphene citrate noun a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births

clomipramine
noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug

clonal
adjective of or relating to a clone

clone
clon noun a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

clonic
adjective of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation; `clonic spasm`

clonidine
Catapres noun an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches

cloning
noun a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)

clonus
noun convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations

clop
clump verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse`s hooves striking the ground

clopidogrel bisulfate
Plavix noun a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow

Clorox
noun a commercial bleaching agent

close
closelipped adjective inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; `although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it`

close
verb come to a close; `The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin`

close at hand(p)
impendent adjective close in time; about to occur; `retribution is at hand`; `some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand`; `in imminent danger`; `his impending retirement`

close call
close shave noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

close in
verb advance or converge on; `The police were closing in on him`

close order
noun a military formation for drill or marching

close out
verb terminate; `We closed out our account`

close quarters
noun a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something

close support
noun close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit

close supporting fire
noun fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it

close to the wind
adverb nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming; `sailing close to the wind`

close up
at close range adverb very close; `without my reading glasses I can hardly see things close up`; `even firing at close range he missed`

close-grained
adjective dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; `fine-grained birch`

close-hauled
adjective having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

close-knit
closely knit adjective held together as by social or cultural ties; `a close-knit family`; `close-knit little villages`; `the group was closely knit`

close-minded
closed-minded adjective not ready to receive to new ideas