📖 C — The English dictionary · page 40

cloning — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) Making an exact copy of a living thing, with the same genes, from one of its cells.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Making copies of plants from cuttings, which are clones of the parent plant.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computers) Copying something exactly, such as a hard drive or a website.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (crime) Copying someone's bank card or phone details secretly to steal money.↗ Example: Dolly the sheep was made by cloning.↗ · Taking a cutting from a geranium is a kind of cloning.↗ · Identical twins are natural clones of each other.↗ · Scientists debate whether cloning animals is fair.↗ · Card cloning is when criminals copy your bank card.↗ · We are cloning the project so each of us has a copy.↗

clop — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) The hollow knocking sound of a horse's hooves on a hard road.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To walk making that sound, like a horse on cobbles, or a person in hard heavy shoes.↗ Example: Clip-clop, clip-clop went the pony down the lane.↗ · We heard the clop of hooves outside the window.↗ · The horse clopped slowly across the cobbled square.↗ · My little sister clopped around in Mum's high heels.↗ · Clop, clop — the milk cart came round the corner.↗ · The donkey's hooves clopped on the stones.↗ · In the poem, the clop of the horse woke the village.↗

close — Everyday, meaning 1: To close is to shut, like a door, a book or your eyes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To close is also to stop being open for people, like a shop closing at night.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Close (said «klohs») means near.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Close friends are very good friends.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A close game is one where the scores are nearly the same.↗ Example: The store closes at 9:00.↗ · Which number is closest to 50?↗ · The park is close to school.↗ · The library is closed on Sunday.↗ · Please close the window, it is cold.↗ · Close your eyes and count to ten.↗ · Stand close to me in the crowd.↗ · It was a close game: 3 to 2.↗ · She is my close friend.↗ · Close behind him some one followed.↗ · And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean.↗ (Torah NUM.19.15, JPS 1917)↗ · Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.↗ (Torah EXO.37.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.↗ (Torah EXO.25.27, JPS 1917)↗ · His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.↗ (Writings JOB.41.7, JPS 1917)↗ · The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917)↗ · The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places.↗ (Writings PSA.18.46, JPS 1917)↗

closely — Everyday, meaning 1: Closely means carefully and with attention.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Closely means near in space or time.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Closely means in a strong or near way, like closely related.↗ Example: Look closely at the leaf with the magnifying glass.↗ · Listen closely to the instructions.↗ · The puppy followed closely behind me.↗ · Lions and tigers are closely related.↗ · Watch closely, I'll show you the trick.↗ · The teacher works closely with parents.↗ · She closely resembles her mum.↗ · When he returned home, his brothers again questioned him closely:↗

closeness — Everyday, meaning 1: Closeness is being near to something in space or time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Closeness is a strong, warm friendship or love between people.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Closeness can also mean that the air in a room is warm and stuffy.↗ Example: The closeness of the two sisters was lovely to see.↗ · Because of the closeness of the shops, we walked there.↗ · The closeness of the score made the game exciting.↗ · Their closeness grew as they shared a tent at camp.↗ · The closeness of the room made me sleepy.↗ · Dogs show closeness by staying next to their owners.↗

closer — Everyday, meaning 1: Nearer in distance: «Come closer».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Nearer in time: «Closer to bedtime».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: More friendly or connected: «They became closer friends».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: More careful or exact: «Take a closer look».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Nearer to a number or answer: «Your guess was closer».↗ Example: Come closer so you can hear.↗ · Take a closer look with the magnifying glass.↗ · Is 47 closer to 40 or to 50?↗ It's closer to 50.↗ · Don't go any closer to the edge.↗ · My guess of 20 was closer than yours.↗ · The storm is getting closer.↗ · My cousin and I became closer after the holiday.↗ · The stars look closer than they are.↗ · The others came closer to him.↗ · There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.↗ (Writings PRO.18.24, JPS 1917)↗

closest — Everyday, meaning 1: Closest means the nearest of all.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Closest can mean the nearest in amount, the number with the smallest difference.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A closest friend is the friend you are nearest to.↗ Example: Which town is closest to the lake?↗ · Round 47 to the closest ten.↗ · Which number is closest to 100: 96 or 105?↗ · The closest store is 2 miles away.↗ · The Sun is the star closest to Earth.↗ · Walk to the closest exit.↗ · Her guess was the closest to the real number.↗ · Tom is my closest friend.↗ · I am quite sure we shall become the closest of friends."↗

closet — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A closet is a cupboard for clothes or things, as in modern English.↗ Example: He peeped inside the closet.↗ · She was resolved to go into the closet.↗ · Hang your coat in the closet.↗ · The prince hid himself in a closet.↗

closure — Everyday, meaning 1: The closing of a place or business, for a time or for ever (the closure of the road).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A feeling that something sad or upsetting has ended and you can move on.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Something that closes a thing, like a lid or zip (formal).↗ Example: The road closure made us late.↗ · Snow caused the closure of all the schools.↗ · The factory closure meant many people lost their jobs.↗ · Saying goodbye gave her closure.↗ · Check the bottle's closure is tight.↗ · There will be a bridge closure all weekend.↗

clot — Everyday, meaning 1: A clot is a thick, sticky lump that forms in a liquid, especially in blood.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To clot means to become thick and form lumps; blood clots to stop bleeding.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In British English, «a clot» is a silly, clumsy person (a mild, friendly insult).↗ Example: When you cut your finger, the blood starts to clot.↗ · A scab is made from a dried blood clot.↗ · The doctor said the clot in his leg needed treatment.↗ · Milk left out can clot into lumps.↗ · Scones with jam and clotted cream are a treat.↗ · «You clot, you've put your jumper on backwards!» laughed my brother.↗ · His keen starving eyes caught sight of a little red clot lying bright upon the green.↗

cloth — Everyday, meaning 1: Cloth is material made by weaving or knitting threads, used for clothes, towels and curtains.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A cloth is a piece of material used for cleaning or covering, like a dishcloth or a tablecloth.↗ Example: She bought 5 meters of cloth.↗ · Each dress needs 2 meters of cloth.↗ · Cloth costs 4 dollars a yard.↗ · Cut the cloth into 3 equal pieces.↗ · Wipe the table with a damp cloth.↗ · Mum put a clean cloth on the table.↗ · Wool cloth keeps you warm.↗ · The flag is made of cloth.↗ · 'What cloth is that?' asked he.↗ · And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.↗ (Torah GEN.44.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.↗ (Torah NUM.4.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.↗ (Torah GEN.3.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?↗ (Writings JOB.39.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Dedan was thy trafficker in precious cloths for riding.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.↗ (Writings 1CH.21.16, JPS 1917)↗

clothe — Everyday, meaning 1: To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe».↗ Example: Can you afford to feed and clothe your children?↗ · The king clothed his soldiers in red.↗ · The hills were clothed in mist.↗ · Clothe yourself warmly before you go out.↗ · Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.'↗ (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.'↗ (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917)↗ · I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.↗ (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917)↗

clothesline — Everyday, meaning 1: A rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (sport, informal) To knock someone over by hitting them across the neck or chest with an outstretched arm; it is dangerous and against the rules.↗ Example: Mum hung the sheets on the clothesline.↗ · The wet towels dried quickly on the clothesline in the wind.↗ · Use pegs to keep the clothes on the line.↗ · A bird sat on the clothesline.↗ · The rugby player was penalised for a clothesline tackle.↗ · The clothesline stretched across the garden.↗

clotted — Everyday, meaning 1: Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Clotted means thickened into lumps: «clotted blood».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a verb, «clotted» means formed clots: «The blood clotted quickly».↗ Example: We had scones with jam and clotted cream.↗ · The cut stopped bleeding as the blood clotted.↗ · His hair was clotted with mud after the match.↗ · Cornwall is famous for its clotted cream.↗ · Clotted cream is much thicker than ordinary cream.↗ · The dog's fur was clotted with burrs.↗

clotting — Everyday, meaning 1: Clotting is when blood thickens and becomes a lump at a cut so that bleeding stops.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Clotting is when any liquid, like cream or milk, becomes thick and lumpy.↗ Example: Clotting stops a cut from bleeding for ever.↗ · Platelets in the blood help clotting.↗ · A scab forms after clotting.↗ · Some people's blood has trouble clotting.↗ · Press on the cut to help clotting start.↗ · Clotted cream is thick and yellow.↗ · The milk was clotting in the hot sun.↗

cloud — Everyday, meaning 1: A white or grey mass in the sky made of millions of tiny water drops or ice crystals.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A mass of smoke, dust or steam that looks like this.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Something that makes people sad or worried: a cloud over the day.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The cloud: computers on the internet where you store files.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Verb: to become cloudy or unclear; cloud over (sky becomes cloudy).↗ Example: There isn't a cloud in the sky.↗ · Dark clouds mean it might rain.↗ · Clouds are made of tiny drops of water.↗ · A cloud of smoke came from the bonfire.↗ · The sky clouded over in the afternoon.↗ · We save our work to the cloud.↗ · She was on cloud nine after winning.↗ · Fluffy white clouds are called cumulus clouds.↗ · It looked like soft little woolly clouds!↗ · And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.↗ (Torah EXO.24.15, JPS 1917)↗ · So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.↗ (Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.↗ (Torah EXO.40.34, JPS 1917)↗ · Can He judge through the dark cloud?↗ (Writings JOB.22.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Who can number the clouds by wisdom?↗ (Writings JOB.38.37, JPS 1917)↗ · He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.↗ (Writings JOB.26.9, JPS 1917)↗

cloudless — Everyday, meaning 1: With no clouds at all; clear (a cloudless sky).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (literary) Calm and untroubled, without worries (cloudless happiness).↗ Example: We lay on the grass under a cloudless blue sky.↗ · On a cloudless night you can see thousands of stars.↗ · It was a cloudless day, perfect for the beach.↗ · Cloudless nights in winter often bring frost.↗ · Wear sun cream on cloudless summer days.↗ · The astronomers waited for a cloudless night.↗ · The summer sun hung bright in the middle of a cloudless sky.↗

cloudy — Everyday, meaning 1: With many clouds in the sky, so the sun is hidden.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not clear; murky.↗ e.g. "cloudy water".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Not clear in the mind.↗ e.g. "cloudy memories".↗ Example: It is cloudy today, so take a jacket.↗ · The forecast says partly cloudy.↗ · The pond water looked cloudy.↗ · Don't drink cloudy water from a stream.↗ · It was too cloudy to see the stars.↗ · Lemonade can be cloudy or clear.↗ · Tomorrow will be cloudier than today.↗ · It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather.↗

clout — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun, informal, UK) A hard hit, especially with the hand: «a clout round the ear».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, informal) To hit someone or something hard.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun, sport) In baseball or cricket, a hard hit of the ball.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (noun, old, UK dialect) A piece of cloth or a rag, as in the saying «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out».↗ Example: The school council does not have much clout, but the head teacher listens to it.↗ · Big supermarkets use their clout to get low prices from farmers.↗ · In the old story, the farmer gave the boy a clout round the ear.↗ · The batter clouted the ball over the fence.↗ · Hitting people is wrong, so nobody should get a clout for a mistake.↗ · Grandma says, «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out», so I kept my coat on.↗ · The star footballer's clout helped raise money for the hospital.↗ · That country has a lot of clout at the United Nations.↗ · He didn't like that at all, and it would be mean to give one of them a clout.↗ · And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.'↗ And Jeremiah did so.↗ (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917)↗ · and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.↗ (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)↗ · So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence worn clouts and worn rags, and let them down by cords into the pit to Jeremiah.↗ (Prophets JER.38.11, JPS 1917)↗