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

close-order drill
noun (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)

close-packed
adjective packed especially tightly

close-quarter fighting
noun hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters

close-set(a)
close set(p) adjective set close together; `close-set eyes`; `close-set teeth`; `her eyes are close set`

closed
closed in(p) adjective blocked against entry; `a closed porch`

closed chain
ring noun (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

closed circuit
noun a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

closed corporation
close corporation noun a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market

closed couplet
noun a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit

closed curve
noun a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints

closed gentian
Gentiana andrewsii noun gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all

closed interval
bounded interval noun an interval that includes its endpoints

closed loop
closed-loop system noun a control system with a feedback loop that is active

closed primary
noun a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; `closed primaries strengthen party unity`

closed shop
noun a company that hires only union members

closed universe
noun (cosmology) a universe in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang and to cause the universe to collapse again; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter

closed-captioned
adjective broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers

closed-chain
closed-ring adjective having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form

closed-circuit
adjective relating to or consisting of a closed circuit; `closed-circuit television`

closed-circuit television
noun a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)

closed-door
adjective not open to the public; `a closed-door meeting`

closed-end fund
closed-end investment company noun a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market

closed-heart surgery
noun heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened)

closed(a)
adjective requiring union membership; `a closed shop`

closefisted
hardfisted adjective unwilling to part with money

closely
adverb in a close relation or position in time or space; `the onsets were closely timed`; `houses set closely together`; `was closely involved in monitoring daily progress`

closely
adverb in a close manner; `the two phenomena are intimately connected`; `the person most nearly concerned`

closely held corporation
noun stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell

closely-held
adjective owned by a relatively few shareholders; `a closely-held corporation`

closeness
intimacy noun a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; `their closeness grew as the night wore on`

closeout
noun a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock

closer
noun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

closet
noun a small private room for study or prayer

closet auger
noun a snake used to unblock toilets

closet drama
noun drama more suitable for reading that for performing

closet queen
noun a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation

closeup
noun a photograph taken at close range

closeup lens
noun a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short ranges

closing
adjective final or ending; `the closing stages of the election`; `the closing weeks of the year`; `the closing scene of the film`; `closing remarks`

closing price
noun (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day`s trading session

closing time
noun the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public

clostridium
clostridia noun spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore

clostridium perfringens
noun anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon

closure
law of closure noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

closure by compartment
guillotine noun closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

clot
coagulum noun a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid

clot
verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; `coagulated blood`

cloth cap
flat cap noun a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak

cloth covering
noun a covering made of cloth

clothe
enclothe verb provide with clothes or put clothes on; `Parents must feed and dress their child`

clothed
clad adjective wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; `clothed and in his right mind`- Bible; `proud of her well-clothed family`; `nurses clad in white`; `white-clad nurses`

clothes closet
clothespress noun a closet where clothes are stored

clothes dryer
clothes drier noun a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing

clothes hamper
laundry basket noun a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried

clothes moth
noun any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

clothes tree
coat tree noun an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing

clothesbrush
noun a brush used for cleaning clothing

clotheshorse
noun a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)

clothesless
garmentless adjective possessing no clothing

clothesline
noun a cord on which clothes are hung to dry

clothespin
clothes pin noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline

clothier
haberdasher noun a merchant who sells men`s clothing

clothing
article of clothing noun a covering designed to be worn on a person`s body

clothing store
haberdashery 1 haberdashery store noun a store where men`s clothes are sold

Clotho
noun the Fate who spins the thread of life; identified with Roman Nona

clotted cream
Devonshire cream noun thick cream made from scalded milk

clotting time
noun the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders

cloud
noun a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

cloud bank
noun a layer of clouds seen from a distance

cloud chamber
Wilson cloud chamber noun apparatus that detects high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track

cloud grass
Agrostis nebulosa noun Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets

cloud over
verb become overcast; `the sky clouded over`

cloud-covered
clouded adjective filled or abounding with clouds

cloud-cuckoo-land
noun an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality

cloudberry
dwarf mulberry noun creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries

clouded
adjective mentally disordered; `a mind clouded by sorrow`

cloudiness
murkiness noun the quality of being cloudy

clouding
clouding up noun the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky

cloudless
adjective free from clouds; `under a cloudless sky`

cloudlessness
noun the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky

cloudlike
nebular adjective resembling a cloud

cloudy
muddy adjective (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; `a cloudy liquid`; `muddy coffee`; `murky waters`

clout
noun a target used in archery

clout nail
noun a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood

clove
noun spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground

clove
noun one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

clove hitch
noun a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar

clove oil
oil of cloves noun essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines

clove-scented
adjective smelling of clove

cloven
cleft 2 bisulcate adjective used of hooves

cloven foot
cloven hoof noun a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)

cloven hoof
cloven foot noun the mark of Satan

cloven-hoofed
cloven-footed adjective of or relating to the cloven feet of ruminants or swine

clover
noun a plant of the genus Trifolium

clover fern
noun any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets

clover-leaf roll
noun yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan

cloverleaf
noun an interchange that does not require left-hand turns

Clovis
Clovis I noun king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis` (466-511)

Clovis culture
noun the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony

clowder
noun a group of cats