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

clown
buffoon noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

clown anemone fish
Amphiprion percula noun an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion

cloy
pall verb cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; `Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite`

cloying
saccharine adjective overly sweet

cloyingly
adverb in an overly sweet manner

clozapine
Clozaril noun an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects

cloze
adjective based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure

cloze procedure
cloze test noun a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks

club
social club noun a formal association of people with similar interests; `he joined a golf club`; `they formed a small lunch society`; `men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today`

club car
lounge car noun railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs

club drug
noun a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves

club fungus
noun a club-shaped coral fungus

club member
noun someone who is a member of a club

club moss
club-moss noun primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles

club sandwich
three-decker noun made with three slices of usually toasted bread

club-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a club that is larger at one end

clubbable
clubable adjective inclined to club together; `a clubbable man`

clubbing
noun a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

clubbish
clubby adjective effusively sociable; `a clubbish set`; `we got rather clubby`

clubfoot
talipes noun congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes

clubfooted
adjective having a deformed foot

clubhouse
noun a building that is occupied by a social club; `the clubhouse needed a new roof`

clubroom
noun a room used for the activities of a club

clubroot fungus
Plasmodiophora brassicae noun a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants

cluck
clucking noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)

clue
clew verb roll into a ball

clue
noun evidence that helps to solve a problem

clue in
verb provide someone with a clue; `Can you clue me in?`

clueless
adjective totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring

clumber
clumber spaniel noun a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair

clump
clomp verb walk clumsily

clumsily
adverb in a clumsy manner; `he snatched the bills clumsily`

clumsiness
ineptitude noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

clunch
noun hardened clay

clunky
adjective making a clunking sound

Clupea
genus Clupea noun type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings

clupeid fish
clupeid noun any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas

Clupeidae
family Clupeidae noun herrings; shad; sardines; etc.

clusia
noun an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers

Clusia insignis
noun epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

cluster
constellate verb come together as in a cluster or flock; `The poets constellate in this town every summer`

cluster bomb
noun bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area; `cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely`

cluster of differentiation 4
CD4 noun a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells; `CD4 is a receptor for HIV in humans`

cluster of differentiation 8
CD8 noun a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cells

clustered
adjective growing close together but not in dense mats

clustered bellflower
Campanula glomerata noun bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers

clustered lady`s slipper
Cypripedium fasciculatum noun clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado

clustered poppy mallow
Callirhoe triangulata noun densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters

clutch
noun a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; `this year`s model has an improved clutch`

clutch
noun a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; `he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other`

clutch bag
noun a woman`s strapless purse that is carried in the hand

clutch pedal
noun a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; `he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other`

clutter
noun unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

cluttered
littered adjective filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish; `the storm left the drivewaylittered with sticks nd debris`; `his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair`

Clyde
noun a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow

Clydesdale
noun heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland

Clydesdale terrier
noun selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat

clypeus
noun a shield-like plate on the front of an insect`s head

Clytemnestra
noun (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War

Cnemidophorus
genus Cnemidophorus noun whiptails

Cnicus
genus Cnicus noun one species: blessed thistle

Cnicus benedictus
noun annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers

Cnidaria
phylum Cnidaria noun hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals

Cnidoscolus
genus Cnidoscolus noun a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

Cnidosporidia
subclass Cnidosporidia noun single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates

co-author
verb be a co-author on (a book, a paper)

co-beneficiary
noun one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit

co-discoverer
noun someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something

co-ed
coeducational adjective attended by members of both sexes

co-educate
coeducate verb educate persons of both sexes together

co-opt
verb take or assume for one`s own use; `He co-opted the criticism and embraced it`

co-option
co-optation noun the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)

co-sign
cosign verb sign jointly; `Husband and wife co-signed the lease`

co-star
noun one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film

co-vary
verb vary in the same time period (of two random variables)

coach
four-in-hand noun a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

coach
noun (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

coach horse
noun strong draft horse for drawing coaches

coach house
carriage house noun a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles

coachbuilder
noun a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles

coaching
coaching job noun the job of a professional coach

coachman
noun a man who drives a coach (or carriage)

coachwhip
coachwhip snake noun a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip

coact
verb act together, as of organisms

coaction
noun act of working jointly; `they worked either in collaboration or independently`

coadjutor
noun an assistant to a bishop

coagulable
adjective capable of coagulating and becoming thick

coagulant
coagulator noun an agent that produces coagulation

coagulase
noun an enzyme that induces coagulation

coagulate
coagulated adjective transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; `coagulated blood`; `curdled milk`; `grumous blood`

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

coagulated
solidified adjective changed into a solid mass

coagulation factor
clotting factor noun any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation

Coahuila
noun a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau

coal
noun fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

coal black
ebony noun a very dark black

coal car
noun freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal

coal chute
noun a chute for coal

coal gas
noun gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting

coal house
noun a shed for storing coal