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399 Words That Start With CL

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cl (adjective) being ten more than one hundred forty Synonyms: 150, one hundred fifty
(noun) a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter Synonyms: centiliter, centilitre
clabber (noun) raw milk that has soured and thickened
(verb) turn into curds Synonyms: clot, curdle
clack (noun) a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction Synonyms: clack valve, clapper valve
(noun) a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated Synonyms: clap
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle
(verb) make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens Synonyms: click, cluck
(verb) make a rattling sound Synonyms: brattle, clatter
clad (adjective) wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination Synonyms: clothed
(adjective) having an outer covering especially of thin metal
cladding (noun) a protective covering that protects the outside of a building Synonyms: facing
clade (noun) a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor
cladistics (noun) a taxonomic system of classifying species based on the branching patterns of cladograms that are built to infer phylogenetic relations Synonyms: cladistic analysis
cladode (noun) a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf Synonyms: cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade
cladogram (noun) a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships
cladophyll (noun) a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf Synonyms: cladode, phylloclad, phylloclade
claim (noun) demand for something as rightful or due
(noun) an established or recognized right Synonyms: title
(noun) an informal right to something Synonyms: title
(noun) an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
(noun) a demand Synonyms: call
(noun) an assertion that something is true or factual
(verb) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
(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
claimant (noun) someone who claims a benefit or right or title
clairvoyance (noun) apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses Synonyms: E.S.P., ESP, extrasensory perception, second sight
clairvoyant (adjective) perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
(adjective) foreseeing the future Synonyms: precognitive, second-sighted
(noun) someone who has the power of clairvoyance
clam (noun) burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
(noun) flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
(noun) a piece of paper money worth one dollar Synonyms: buck, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill
(verb) gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
clamant (adjective) demanding attention Synonyms: crying, exigent, insistent, instant
(adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry Synonyms: blatant, clamorous, strident, vociferous
clamatorial (adjective) of or relating to Clamatores
clambake (noun) a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed
clamber (noun) an awkward climb
(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling Synonyms: scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle
clammily (adverb) in a clammy manner
clamminess (noun) unpleasant wetness Synonyms: dankness
clammy (adjective) unpleasantly cool and humid Synonyms: dank
clammyweed (noun) strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs Synonyms: Polanisia dodecandra, Polanisia graveolens
clamor (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people Synonyms: clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry
(noun) a loud harsh or strident noise Synonyms: blare, blaring, cacophony, din
(verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily Synonyms: clamour
(verb) make loud demands Synonyms: clamour
(verb) compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
clamoring (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people Synonyms: clamor, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry
clamorous (adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry Synonyms: blatant, clamant, strident, vociferous
clamorously (adverb) in manner that attracts attention Synonyms: loudly, obstreperously
clamour (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamouring, hue and cry
(verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily Synonyms: clamor
(verb) make loud demands Synonyms: clamor
clamouring (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamour, hue and cry
clamp (noun) a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together Synonyms: clinch
(verb) impose or inflict forcefully
(verb) fasten or fix with a clamp
clampdown (noun) sudden restriction on an activity
clams (noun) informal terms for money Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
clamshell (noun) the shell of a clam
(noun) a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam Synonyms: grapple
clan (noun) group of people related by blood or marriage Synonyms: kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe
clandestine (adjective) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods Synonyms: cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
clang (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash
(verb) make a loud noise Synonyms: clangor
clanger (noun) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
clanging (adjective) having a loud resonant metallic sound Synonyms: clangorous
clangor (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clang, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash
(verb) make a loud resonant noise Synonyms: clangour
(verb) make a loud noise Synonyms: clang
clangoring (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangour, clank, clash, crash
clangorous (adjective) having a loud resonant metallic sound Synonyms: clanging
clangour (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clank, clash, crash
(verb) make a loud resonant noise Synonyms: clangor
clank (noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clash, crash
(verb) make a clank
clanker (noun) something that makes a clanking noise.
clanking (adjective) having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
clannish (adjective) characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
(adjective) befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior Synonyms: cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
clannishly (adverb) in a clannish manner Synonyms: cliquishly
clannishness (noun) tendency to associate with only a select group Synonyms: cliquishness, exclusiveness
clansman (noun) a male member of a clan
clanswoman (noun) a female member of a clan
clap (noun) a sudden very loud noise Synonyms: bam, bang, blast, eruption
(noun) a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated Synonyms: clack
(noun) a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra Synonyms: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea
(verb) clap one's hands together Synonyms: spat
(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 (noun) a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below Synonyms: weatherboard, weatherboarding
(verb) cover with clapboards
clapper (noun) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side Synonyms: tongue
(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity Synonyms: glossa, lingua, tongue
(noun) someone who applauds Synonyms: applauder
clapperboard (noun) photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together
clapperclaw (verb) use foul or abusive language towards Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout
(verb) claw with the nails
clappers (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance Synonyms: bones, castanets, finger cymbals
clapping (noun) a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together Synonyms: applause, hand clapping
claptrap (noun) pompous or pretentious talk or writing Synonyms: blah, bombast, fustian, rant
claque (noun) a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
clarence (noun) a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
claret (noun) a dark purplish-red color
(noun) dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine Synonyms: red Bordeaux
(verb) drink claret
clarification (noun) the act of removing solid particles from a liquid Synonyms: clearing
(noun) an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding Synonyms: elucidation, illumination
clarify (verb) make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
(verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible Synonyms: clear up, elucidate
clarifying (adjective) that makes clear Synonyms: elucidative
clarinet (noun) a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
clarinetist (noun) a musician who plays the clarinet Synonyms: clarinettist
clarinettist (noun) a musician who plays the clarinet Synonyms: clarinetist
clarion (adjective) loud and clear
(noun) a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
(verb) proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
(verb) blow the clarion
clarity (noun) the quality of clear water Synonyms: clearness, uncloudedness
(noun) free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression Synonyms: clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity
claro (noun) a cigar made with light-colored tobacco
clary (noun) aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental Synonyms: Salvia sclarea
clash (noun) a minor short-term fight Synonyms: brush, encounter, skirmish
(noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, crash
(noun) a state of conflict between persons Synonyms: friction
(noun) a state of conflict between colors
(verb) disagree violently
(verb) crash together with violent impact Synonyms: collide
(verb) be incompatible; be or come into conflict Synonyms: collide, jar
clashing (adjective) sharply and harshly discordant
clasp (noun) the act of grasping Synonyms: clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
(noun) a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
(verb) hold firmly and tightly
(verb) grasp firmly
(verb) fasten with a buckle or buckles Synonyms: buckle
(verb) fasten with or as if with a brooch Synonyms: brooch
class (noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings Synonyms: course, course of instruction, course of study
(noun) elegance in dress or behavior
(noun) a collection of things sharing a common attribute Synonyms: category, family
(noun) people having the same social, economic, or educational status Synonyms: social class, socio-economic class, stratum
(noun) (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
(noun) a body of students who are taught together Synonyms: course, form, grade
(noun) a body of students who graduate together Synonyms: year
(noun) a league ranked by quality Synonyms: division
(verb) arrange or order by classes or categories Synonyms: assort, classify, separate, sort, sort out
classic (adjective) of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc. Synonyms: classical
(adjective) considered of the highest quality and lasting significance or worth
(adjective) well-known and long-established in form or style Synonyms: classical
(adjective) of a well-known type; remarkably typical
(noun) a creation of the highest excellence
(noun) an artist who has created classic works
classical (adjective) of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc. Synonyms: classic
(adjective) of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
(adjective) of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors
(adjective) well-known and long-established in form or style Synonyms: classic
(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture Synonyms: Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman
(adjective) of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas
(adjective) (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics
(noun) traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste Synonyms: classical music, serious music
classicalism (noun) a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms Synonyms: classicism
classically (adverb) in the manner of Greek and Roman culture
classicise (verb) make classic or classical Synonyms: classicize
classicism (noun) a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms Synonyms: classicalism
classicist (noun) an artistic person who adheres to classicism
(noun) a student of ancient Greek and Latin Synonyms: classical scholar
classicistic (adjective) of or relating to classicism
classicize (verb) make classic or classical Synonyms: classicise
classics (noun) study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
classifiable (adjective) capable of being classified Synonyms: distinctive
classification (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type Synonyms: assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization
(noun) restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories Synonyms: categorisation, categorization, sorting
(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category Synonyms: categorisation, categorization
classificatory (adjective) relating to or involving classification
classified (adjective) arranged into classes
(adjective) official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation
(noun) a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type Synonyms: classified ad, classified advertisement
classifier (noun) an algorithm that implements classification.
(noun) a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs
(noun) a person who creates classifications
classify (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories Synonyms: assort, class, separate, sort, sort out
(verb) assign to a class or kind Synonyms: relegate
(verb) declare unavailable, as for security reasons
classless (adjective) favoring social equality Synonyms: egalitarian
classmate (noun) an acquaintance that you go to school with Synonyms: class fellow, schoolfellow, schoolmate
classroom (noun) a room in a school where lessons take place Synonyms: schoolroom
classwork (noun) the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom
classy (adjective) elegant and fashionable Synonyms: posh, swish
clast (noun) (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
clastic (adjective) capable of being taken apart
(adjective) of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
clathrate (adjective) designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another
(adjective) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows Synonyms: cancellate, cancellated
clatter (noun) a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
(verb) make a rattling sound Synonyms: brattle, clack

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