circle | (verb) form or draw a circle around | Synonyms: encircle |
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(verb) move in a circular path above (someone or something) | - |
(verb) travel around something | - |
circuit | (verb) make a circuit | - |
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circularise | (verb) cause to become widely known | Synonyms: broadcast, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread |
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(verb) distribute circulars to | Synonyms: circularize |
(verb) canvass by distributing letters | Synonyms: circularize |
circularize | (verb) make circular | - |
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(verb) cause to become widely known | Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread |
(verb) distribute circulars to | Synonyms: circularise |
(verb) canvass by distributing letters | Synonyms: circularise |
(verb) canvass by using a questionnaire | - |
circulate | (verb) cause to become widely known | Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread |
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(verb) become widely known and passed on | Synonyms: go around, spread |
(verb) move around freely from person to person or from place to place | - |
(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point | - |
(verb) cause to be distributed | Synonyms: distribute, pass around, pass on |
(verb) cause to move in a circuit or system | - |
circumambulate | (verb) walk around something | Synonyms: walk around |
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circumcise | (verb) cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys | - |
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(verb) cut the skin over the clitoris | - |
circumfuse | (verb) spread something around something | - |
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circumnavigate | (verb) travel around, either by plane or ship | Synonyms: compass |
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circumscribe | (verb) restrict or confine within limits | Synonyms: confine to, limit |
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(verb) draw a line around | - |
(verb) to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect | - |
circumstantiate | (verb) give circumstantial evidence for | - |
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circumvallate | (verb) surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification | - |
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circumvent | (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | Synonyms: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt |
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(verb) beat through cleverness and wit | Synonyms: beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach |
(verb) surround so as to force to give up | Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround |
circumvolute | (verb) wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail | - |
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circumvolve | (verb) cause to turn on an axis or center | Synonyms: rotate |
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cite | (verb) make reference to | Synonyms: advert, bring up, mention, name, refer |
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(verb) commend | Synonyms: mention |
(verb) repeat a passage from | Synonyms: quote |
(verb) refer to for illustration or proof | Synonyms: quote |
(verb) advance evidence for | Synonyms: abduce, adduce |
(verb) call in an official matter, such as to attend court | Synonyms: summon, summons |
(verb) refer to | Synonyms: reference |
citify | (verb) accustom to urban ways | - |
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citrate | (verb) cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid | - |
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civilise | (verb) raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | Synonyms: civilize |
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(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | Synonyms: civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train |
civilize | (verb) raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | Synonyms: civilise |
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(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | Synonyms: civilise, cultivate, educate, school, train |
clabber | (verb) turn into curds | Synonyms: clot, curdle |
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clack | (verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | Synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
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(verb) make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens | Synonyms: click, cluck |
(verb) make a rattling sound | Synonyms: brattle, clatter |
claim | (verb) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing | - |
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(verb) take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | Synonyms: exact, take |
(verb) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example | - |
(verb) lay claim to; as of an idea | Synonyms: take |
(verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to | Synonyms: arrogate, lay claim |
clam | (verb) gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean | - |
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clamber | (verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | Synonyms: scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle |
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clamor | (verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily | Synonyms: clamour |
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(verb) make loud demands | Synonyms: clamour |
(verb) compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring | - |
clamour | (verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily | Synonyms: clamor |
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(verb) make loud demands | Synonyms: clamor |
clamp | (verb) impose or inflict forcefully | - |
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(verb) fasten or fix with a clamp | - |
clang | (verb) make a loud noise | Synonyms: clangor |
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clangor | (verb) make a loud resonant noise | Synonyms: clangour |
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(verb) make a loud noise | Synonyms: clang |
clangour | (verb) make a loud resonant noise | Synonyms: clangor |
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clank | (verb) make a clank | - |
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clap | (verb) clap one's hands together | Synonyms: spat |
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(verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, spat |
(verb) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise | - |
(verb) strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting | - |
(verb) put quickly or forcibly | - |
(verb) strike the air in flight | - |
(verb) cause to strike the air in flight | - |
clapboard | (verb) cover with clapboards | - |
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clapperclaw | (verb) use foul or abusive language towards | Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout |
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(verb) claw with the nails | - |
claret | (verb) drink claret | - |
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clarify | (verb) make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating | - |
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(verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible | Synonyms: clear up, elucidate |
clarion | (verb) proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion | - |
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(verb) blow the clarion | - |
clash | (verb) disagree violently | - |
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(verb) crash together with violent impact | Synonyms: collide |
(verb) be incompatible; be or come into conflict | Synonyms: collide, jar |
clasp | (verb) hold firmly and tightly | - |
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(verb) grasp firmly | - |
(verb) fasten with a buckle or buckles | Synonyms: buckle |
(verb) fasten with or as if with a brooch | Synonyms: brooch |
class | (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories | Synonyms: assort, classify, separate, sort, sort out |
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classicise | (verb) make classic or classical | Synonyms: classicize |
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classicize | (verb) make classic or classical | Synonyms: classicise |
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classify | (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories | Synonyms: assort, class, separate, sort, sort out |
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(verb) assign to a class or kind | Synonyms: relegate |
(verb) declare unavailable, as for security reasons | - |
clatter | (verb) make a rattling sound | Synonyms: brattle, clack |
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claver | (verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information | Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit |
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claw | (verb) attack as if with claws | - |
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(verb) scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails | - |
(verb) clutch as if in panic | - |
(verb) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging | - |
claxon | (verb) use the horn of a car | Synonyms: honk |
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(verb) make a strident noise | Synonyms: beep, blare, honk, toot |
clean | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: cleanse |
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(verb) remove unwanted substances from | Synonyms: scavenge |
(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | Synonyms: pick |
(verb) remove shells or husks from | - |
(verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | Synonyms: make clean |
(verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean house, houseclean |
(verb) remove while making clean | - |
(verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | Synonyms: strip |
(verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | - |
(verb) be cleanable | - |
cleanse | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: clean |
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(verb) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | - |
clear | (verb) remove | - |
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(verb) rid of obstructions | Synonyms: unclutter |
(verb) make clear, bright, light, or translucent | - |
(verb) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | Synonyms: clear up |
(verb) make a way or path by removing objects | - |
(verb) remove the occupants of | - |
(verb) remove (people) from a building | - |
(verb) rid of instructions or data | - |
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate |
(verb) grant authorization or clearance for | Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass |
(verb) settle, as of a debt | Synonyms: solve |
(verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact | Synonyms: top |
(verb) pass an inspection or receive authorization | - |
(verb) go away or disappear | - |
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in |
(verb) yield as a net profit | Synonyms: net |
(verb) make as a net profit | Synonyms: net, sack, sack up |
(verb) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts | - |
(verb) sell to get rid of | - |
(verb) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | - |
(verb) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | - |
(verb) go unchallenged; be approved | Synonyms: pass |
(verb) become clear | Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up |
cleat | (verb) secure on a cleat | - |
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(verb) provide with cleats | - |
cleave | (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: rive, split |
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(verb) make by cutting into | - |
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cling, cohere, stick |
clench | (verb) hold in a tight grasp | Synonyms: clinch |
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(verb) squeeze together tightly | - |
clerk | (verb) work as a clerk, as in the legal business | - |
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clew | (verb) roll into a ball | Synonyms: clue |
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click | (verb) become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions | Synonyms: come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, get through, penetrate, sink in |
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(verb) make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens | Synonyms: clack, cluck |
(verb) produce a click | - |
(verb) cause to make a snapping sound | Synonyms: flick, snap |
(verb) move or strike with a noise | Synonyms: snap |
(verb) make a clicking or ticking sound | Synonyms: tick |
(verb) click repeatedly or uncontrollably | Synonyms: chatter |
climax | (verb) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | Synonyms: culminate |
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climb | (verb) go up or advance | Synonyms: mount, rise, wax |
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(verb) increase in value or to a higher point | Synonyms: go up, rise |
(verb) improve one's social status | - |
(verb) go upward with gradual or continuous progress | Synonyms: climb up, go up, mount |
(verb) move with effort, by grasping | - |
(verb) slope upward | - |
clinch | (verb) settle conclusively | - |
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(verb) flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) | - |
(verb) secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts | - |
(verb) hold in a tight grasp | Synonyms: clench |
(verb) embrace amorously | - |
(verb) hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches | - |
cling | (verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cohere, stick |
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(verb) hold on tightly or tenaciously | Synonyms: hang |
(verb) to remain emotionally or intellectually attached | - |
clink | (verb) make or emit a high sound | Synonyms: chink, tink, tinkle |
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(verb) make a high sound typical of glass | - |
clinker | (verb) turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning | - |
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(verb) clear out the cinders and clinker from | - |
clip | (verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | Synonyms: curtail, cut short |
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(verb) attach with a clip | - |
(verb) sever or remove by pinching or snipping | Synonyms: nip, nip off, snip, snip off |
(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | Synonyms: crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim |
(verb) run at a moderately swift pace | Synonyms: jog, trot |
clitter | (verb) make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures | Synonyms: stridulate |
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cloak | (verb) cover with or as if with a cloak | - |
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(verb) cover as if with clothing | Synonyms: clothe, drape, robe |
(verb) hide under a false appearance | Synonyms: dissemble, mask |
clobber | (verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | Synonyms: bat, cream, drub, lick, thrash |
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(verb) strike violently and repeatedly | Synonyms: baste, batter |
clock | (verb) measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time | Synonyms: time |
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clog | (verb) impede with a clog or as if with a clog | Synonyms: constipate |
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(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired | Synonyms: overload |
(verb) coalesce or unite in a mass | Synonyms: clot |
(verb) become or cause to become obstructed | Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, crap up, foul |
(verb) impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden | - |
(verb) dance a clog dance | - |
cloister | (verb) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister | - |
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(verb) surround with a cloister | - |
(verb) surround with a cloister, as of a garden | - |
clomp | (verb) walk clumsily | Synonyms: clump |
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clone | (verb) make multiple identical copies of | - |
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clop | (verb) make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | Synonyms: clump, clunk, plunk |
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close | (verb) finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead | - |
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(verb) complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement | - |
(verb) move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | Synonyms: shut |
(verb) become closed | Synonyms: shut |
(verb) bar access to | - |
(verb) fill or stop up | Synonyms: fill up |
(verb) bring together all the elements or parts of | - |
(verb) unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of | Synonyms: close up |
(verb) change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact | - |
(verb) come together, as if in an embrace | Synonyms: come together |
(verb) draw near | - |
(verb) cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop | - |
(verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating | Synonyms: close down, close up, fold, shut down |
(verb) finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) | - |
(verb) engage at close quarters | - |
(verb) come to a close | Synonyms: conclude |
(verb) be priced or listed when trading stops | - |
closet | (verb) confine to a small space, as for intensive work | - |
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closure | (verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote | Synonyms: cloture |
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clot | (verb) turn into curds | Synonyms: clabber, curdle |
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(verb) change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state | Synonyms: coagulate |
(verb) cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state | Synonyms: coagulate |
(verb) coalesce or unite in a mass | Synonyms: clog |
clothe | (verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on | Synonyms: apparel, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog |
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(verb) cover as if with clothing | Synonyms: cloak, drape, robe |
(verb) furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | Synonyms: adorn, invest |
cloture | (verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote | Synonyms: closure |
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cloud | (verb) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | Synonyms: dapple, mottle |
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(verb) make milky or dull | - |
(verb) make less clear | - |
(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | Synonyms: corrupt, defile, sully, taint |
(verb) make gloomy or depressed | - |
(verb) billow up in the form of a cloud | - |
(verb) make less visible or unclear | Synonyms: becloud, befog, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure |
(verb) make overcast or cloudy | Synonyms: overcast |
clout | (verb) strike hard, especially with the fist | - |
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clown | (verb) act as or like a clown | Synonyms: antic, clown around |
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cloy | (verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing | Synonyms: pall |
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(verb) supply or feed to surfeit | Synonyms: surfeit |
club | (verb) strike with a club or a bludgeon | Synonyms: bludgeon |
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(verb) gather into a club-like mass | - |
(verb) gather and spend time together | - |
(verb) unite with a common purpose | - |
cluck | (verb) make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens | Synonyms: clack, click |
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clue | (verb) roll into a ball | Synonyms: clew |
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clump | (verb) gather or cause to gather into a cluster | Synonyms: bunch, bundle, cluster |
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(verb) walk clumsily | Synonyms: clomp |
(verb) come together as in a cluster or flock | Synonyms: cluster, constellate, flock |
(verb) make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | Synonyms: clop, clunk, plunk |
clunk | (verb) make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | Synonyms: clop, clump, plunk |
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cluster | (verb) gather or cause to gather into a cluster | Synonyms: bunch, bundle, clump |
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(verb) come together as in a cluster or flock | Synonyms: clump, constellate, flock |
clutch | (verb) affect | Synonyms: get hold of, seize |
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(verb) take into your hands deliberately | Synonyms: prehend, seize, take hold, take hold of |
(verb) hold firmly, usually with one's hands | Synonyms: cling to, hold close, hold tight |
clutter | (verb) fill a space in a disorderly way | Synonyms: clutter up |
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coach | (verb) teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports | Synonyms: train |
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(verb) drive or operate a coach or carriage | - |
coact | (verb) act together, as of organisms | - |
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coagulate | (verb) change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state | Synonyms: clot |
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(verb) cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state | Synonyms: clot |
coal | (verb) take in coal | - |
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(verb) supply with coal | - |
(verb) burn to charcoal | Synonyms: char |
coalesce | (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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(verb) fuse or cause to grow together | - |
coapt | (verb) fit tightly and fasten | - |
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(verb) cause to adhere | Synonyms: conglutinate |
coarsen | (verb) make less subtle or refined | - |
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(verb) make or become coarse or coarser | - |
coast | (verb) move effortlessly; by force of gravity | - |
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coat | (verb) cover or provide with a coat | - |
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(verb) put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface | Synonyms: surface |
(verb) form a coat over | Synonyms: cake |