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- cleanly adverb (cleanly)
Cleanly means in a neat, smooth way, with one quick even cut or break and no mess. - cleanse verb (cleanse, cleanses, cleansed, cleansing)
To clean something thoroughly, especially skin or a wound: «Cleanse the cut with water.». - cleansing noun (cleansing); verb, -ing form of cleanse (cleanse, cleanses, cleansed, cleansing); adjective (cleansing)
Making something very clean, especially skin or a wound: cleansing a cut. - clear adjective (clear, clearer, clearest); verb (clear, clears, cleared, clearing; clear up, clear away); adverb (clearly; stay clear of)
Easy to understand, see or hear: clear instructions, a clear voice. - clearance noun (clearance, uncountable; a clearance, clearances)
The act of clearing something away, like clearing land or rubbish. - clearing noun (a clearing, clearings); verb form of clear (clearing)
A clearing is an open space in a wood or forest where there are no trees. - clearly adverb (clearly, more clearly, most clearly)
Clearly means in a way that is easy to see, hear or understand: «Speak clearly». - cleat noun (a cleat, cleats)
A cleat is one of the hard studs on the bottom of sports shoes that stop you slipping on grass. - cleave verb (cleaves, cleaved or cleft, cleaved or cleft, cleaving) (old use)
To split or cut right through something with a heavy blow: cleave the wood with an axe. - clef noun (a clef, clefs)
1) A sign at the start of a line of written music that shows how high or low the notes are: the treble clef for higher notes and the bass… - cleft noun (clefts); adjective (old use, split)
1) A cleft is a narrow crack or split in rock or ground, often deep. 2) (old use) Split open, as in a cleft stick. - clemency noun (no plural)
Mercy: a kind willingness to pardon or spare someone who could be punished. - clementine noun (a clementine, clementines); (Clementine) a name
A small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds. - clench verb (clench, clenches, clenched, clenching)
1) To clench your fists or teeth means to press them tightly together. 2) To clench something means to hold it very tightly. - clepsydra noun (a clepsydra, clepsydras or clepsydrae)
1) A water clock: an ancient device that measures time by how much water drips into or out of a container. - clergy noun (the clergy), plural in sense
The priests, ministers, vicars, rabbis, imams and other religious leaders of a religion, as a group. - clergyman noun (a clergyman, clergymen); also clergywoman, member of the clergy
1) A man who leads religious services, such as a priest, minister, vicar or rabbi. - cleric noun (a cleric, clerics)
1) A cleric is a religious leader, such as a priest, minister, rabbi or imam. - clerical adjective (clerical)
To do with office work, such as typing, filing and keeping records (a clerical job, a clerical error). - clerk noun (a clerk, clerks); verb (clerk, clerks, clerked — US, rare)
A clerk is a person whose job is keeping records, filing and writing in an office. - clever adjective (cleverer, cleverest; or more clever, most clever)
Clever means quick to learn and understand things. - cleverly adverb (cleverly, more cleverly, most cleverly)
Cleverly means in a smart, clever way, using good thinking or skill. - cleverness noun (cleverness, uncountable)
Cleverness is being clever: being quick to learn, understand and think of good ideas. - clew noun (a clew, clews); verb (clew, clews, clewed, clewing)
The lower back corner of a sail, where a rope is attached. - click noun (a click, clicks); verb (click, clicks, clicked, clicking)
A click is a short, sharp sound, like a door shutting or fingers snapping. - client noun (a client, clients)
A person who pays for help or advice from a professional, such as a lawyer, builder or hairdresser: the lawyer's client. - cliff noun (a cliff, cliffs)
A cliff is a high, steep wall of rock or earth, often at the edge of the sea. - cliffhanger noun (a cliffhanger, cliffhangers)
1) A cliffhanger is an exciting ending to a chapter or episode that leaves you not knowing what will happen next, so you want to read or… - climate noun (a climate, climates; climate, uncountable)
The climate of a place is its usual weather over many years, such as hot and dry or cold and wet. - climatic adjective (climatic)
1) (science, geography) To do with climate — the usual weather of a place over many years (climatic zones, climatic change). - climax noun (a climax, climaxes); verb (climax, climaxes, climaxed, climaxing)
The most exciting, important or tense moment of a story, film, event or piece of music, usually near the end. - climb verb (climb, climbs, climbed, climbing); noun (a climb, climbs)
To climb is to go up something, like stairs, a tree, a ladder or a mountain, often using hands and feet. - climber noun (a climber, climbers)
A climber is a person who climbs, such as mountains, rocks or climbing walls. - clime noun (old use, or poetic)
An old or poetic word for a country, region or climate: warmer climes. - cling verb (cling, clings, clung, clinging)
To cling to something is to hold on to it very tightly. - clingy adjective (clingy, clingier, clingiest)
Always wanting to be close to someone and not wanting to be left alone: a clingy toddler. - clinic noun (a clinic, clinics)
A clinic is a place where people go to see a doctor, nurse or other health worker, usually without staying overnight. - clinical adjective (clinical, more clinical, most clinical)
Clinical means to do with treating patients in hospitals or clinics: «a clinical trial». - clinically adverb (clinically)
Clinically means in a medical way, as judged by doctors examining patients: «clinically tested», «clinically proven». - clink noun (a clink, clinks); verb (clink, clinks, clinked, clinking)
A clink is a short, light ringing sound, like glasses touching or coins falling. - clip noun (clip, clips); verb (clip, clips, clipped, clipping)
A clip is a small object that holds things together or in place: a paper clip, a hair clip. - clipboard noun (a clipboard, clipboards)
A flat board with a metal clip at the top that holds sheets of paper, so you can write while standing or walking. - clipped verb, past of clip (clip, clips, clipped, clipping); adjective (clipped)
Clipped is the past form of «clip»: cut something short or neat with scissors or clippers (clipped the hedge, clipped his nails). - clipper noun (clipper, clippers)
Clippers are a tool for cutting hair, nails or hedges. - clipping noun (a clipping, clippings); verb form of clip (clipping)
A clipping is an article or picture cut out of a newspaper or magazine. - cloak noun (a cloak, cloaks); verb (cloak, cloaks, cloaked, cloaking)
A loose coat without sleeves that hangs from the shoulders and is fastened at the neck. - cloakroom noun (a cloakroom, cloakrooms)
A cloakroom is a room where you can leave coats, bags and umbrellas, for example in a school or theatre. - cloche noun (a cloche, cloches)
A glass or plastic cover shaped like a bell or a small tunnel, put over young plants to protect them from cold and pests. - clock noun (clock, clocks; o'clock); verb (clock, clocks, clocked)
A clock is a machine that shows the time, on a wall or a table. - clockmaker noun (a clockmaker, clockmakers)
1) A clockmaker is a person who makes and repairs clocks. - clockwise adverb (clockwise); adjective (clockwise)
Clockwise means moving round in the same direction as the hands of a clock: from the top to the right, down, to the left and back up. - clockwork noun (no plural); adjective
Clockwork is the set of springs and wheels inside a clock or toy that makes it move when wound up. - clod noun (clods)
A lump of earth or soil, often large and hard: a clod of earth. - clog noun (a clog, clogs); verb (clog, clogs, clogged, clogging)
A clog is a heavy shoe with a thick wooden sole. - cloister noun (cloister, cloisters)
A cloister is a covered walk with arches around an open square inside a church or monastery. - clon fragment
1) «Clon» is not an English word on its own. It is usually a piece of a longer word such as «clone», «cyclone» or «colon», cut off in the… - clone noun (a clone, clones); verb (clone, clones, cloned, cloning)
A living thing that is an exact copy of another, with the same genes, made naturally or by scientists. - cloning noun (cloning — uncountable); verb (-ing form of clone: clone, clones, cloned, cloning)
Making an exact copy of a living thing, with the same genes, from one of its cells. - clop noun (a clop, clops); verb (clop, clops, clopped, clopping)
The hollow knocking sound of a horse's hooves on a hard road. - close verb (close, closes, closed, closing); adjective (close, closer, closest); adverb (close)
To close is to shut, like a door, a book or your eyes. - closely adverb (closely, more closely, most closely)
1) Closely means carefully and with attention. 2) Closely means near in space or time. 3) Closely means in a strong or near way, like… - closeness noun (closeness, uncountable)
Closeness is being near to something in space or time. - closer adjective (comparative of close: close, closer, closest); adverb (closer); noun (a closer — someone or something that closes, rare)
1) Nearer in distance: «Come closer». 2) Nearer in time: «Closer to bedtime». 3) More friendly or connected: «They became closer friends».… - closest adjective (close, closer, closest); adverb (closest)
1) Closest means the nearest of all. 2) Closest can mean the nearest in amount, the number with the smallest difference. 3) A closest… - closet noun (closet, closets)
A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work. - closure noun (a closure, closures; closure, uncountable)
The closing of a place or business, for a time or for ever (the closure of the road). - clot noun (a clot, clots); verb (clot, clots, clotted, clotting)
A clot is a thick, sticky lump that forms in a liquid, especially in blood. - cloth noun (cloth — uncountable material; a cloth, cloths — a piece for cleaning)
Cloth is material made by weaving or knitting threads, used for clothes, towels and curtains. - clothe verb (clothe, clothes, clothed, clothing)
To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear. - clothesline noun (a clothesline, clotheslines); verb (sport/slang) clothesline
A rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry. - clotted adjective (clotted); also the past form of «clot» (clot, clots, clotted, clotting)
Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England. - clotting noun (clotting — uncountable); verb (clot, clots, clotted, clotting — -ing form)
Clotting is when blood thickens and becomes a lump at a cut so that bleeding stops. - cloud noun (a cloud, clouds); verb (cloud, clouds, clouded, clouding; cloud over)
A white or grey mass in the sky made of millions of tiny water drops or ice crystals. - cloudless adjective (cloudless)
1) With no clouds at all; clear (a cloudless sky). 2) (literary) Calm and untroubled, without worries (cloudless happiness). - cloudy adjective (cloudy, cloudier, cloudiest)
1) With many clouds in the sky, so the sun is hidden. 2) Not clear; murky: "cloudy water". 3) Not clear in the mind: "cloudy memories". - clout noun (clout; also a clout, clouts); verb (clout, clouts, clouted, clouting)
Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout». - clove noun (a clove, cloves); verb form (cleave — old past tense «clove»)
A small, dried, nail-shaped flower bud used as a strong-smelling spice, for example in cooking, mulled drinks and Christmas oranges. - cloven adjective (cloven); verb form (an old past participle of cleave: cleave, cleaved/cleft/clove, cleaved/cleft/cloven)
Split into two parts, especially a hoof divided into two toes («cloven hoof»), as on cows, sheep, goats, pigs and deer. - clover noun (clover, uncountable; a clover, clovers)
Clover is a small wild plant with leaves made of three round parts, and small white, pink or purple flower heads. - clown noun (a clown, clowns); verb (clown, clowns, clowned, clowning — usually «clown around»)
1) A clown is a performer in a circus or at a party who wears funny clothes, big shoes and face paint and does silly things to make people… - club noun (club, clubs); verb (club together — share the cost)
A club is a group of people who meet to do something they like, such as reading, chess or a sport. - clubhouse noun (a clubhouse, clubhouses)
A clubhouse is a building used by a sports club or other club, with changing rooms, a meeting room or a café. - cluck verb (cluck, clucks, clucked, clucking); noun (a cluck, clucks)
When a hen clucks, she makes her short, low, repeated sound. - clue noun (clue, clues)
A clue is a piece of information that helps you solve a mystery, puzzle or problem. - clump noun (a clump, clumps); verb (clump, clumps, clumped, clumping)
A clump is a small group of plants or trees growing close together: «a clump of daisies». - clumping verb form (clump, clumps, clumped, clumping); noun (a clump, clumps)
Walking with slow, heavy, noisy steps (clumping up the stairs). - clumsily adverb
Clumsily means in an awkward, careless way, so that you knock things over, drop things or move badly. - clumsiness noun (clumsiness — uncountable)
Being clumsy: moving in an awkward, careless way so that you drop, bump into or break things. - clumsy adjective (clumsy, clumsier, clumsiest)
A clumsy person moves in an awkward, careless way, and often drops, bumps or breaks things. - clunky adjective (clunky, clunkier, clunkiest)
Big, heavy and awkward, not smooth or neat to use, like clunky old shoes or a clunky machine. - cluster noun (a cluster, clusters); verb (cluster, clusters, clustered, clustering)
A cluster is a group of similar things close together, like a cluster of grapes or stars. - clutch verb (clutch, clutches, clutched, clutching); noun (a clutch, clutches); adjective (clutch — US slang)
To hold something tightly, often because you are afraid, in pain or don't want to lose it. - clutches noun plural (clutches); verb form of clutch (clutch, clutches, clutched, clutching); noun (a clutch, clutches)
The power or control of someone dangerous, as in "in the clutches of the villain". - cm abbreviation (cm — centimeter or centimetre); noun when read out (centimetre, centimetres; casual: cents, cm's)
Cm is short for centimeter, a small unit of length. - co abbreviation (Co.); prefix (co-)
1) Co. is short for «company», often in business names, like «Smith & Co.». 2) Co. is short for «county» in Ireland, as in «Co. Cork». 3)… - coach noun (coach, coaches); verb (coach, coaches, coached, coaching)
A coach is a person who trains a sports team or a player. - coachbuilder noun (coachbuilder, coachbuilders)
1) A coachbuilder is a person who makes horse-drawn carriages and coaches. - coachman noun (coachman, coachmen)
1) A coachman is a man who drives a horse-drawn coach. - coal noun (coal, uncountable; a coal, coals)
Coal is a hard black rock that is burned as fuel to give heat or make electricity. - coalesce verb (coalesce, coalesces, coalesced, coalescing)
To come together and join to form one larger thing or group.
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