| cloak-and-dagger |
involving espionage, esp. viewed as being overly dramatic. |
| cloakroom |
a room in a school, club, theater, or the like where coats, hats, and other outdoor clothing may be temporarily left. |
| clobber |
(informal) to strike hard; beat severely. [2 definitions] |
| cloche |
a woman's close-fitting, bell-shaped hat. [2 definitions] |
| clock1 |
a mechanical or electric device, other than a watch, for measuring or indicating time. [3 definitions] |
| clock2 |
a small emblem embroidered or woven on the side of a sock or stocking. |
| clocklike |
very regular, punctual, and dependable. |
| clockmaker |
a person who makes or repairs clocks. |
| clock radio |
a radio with a built-in clock that can be set to turn the radio on at a given time. |
| clockwise |
in or turning in the direction in which a clock's hands turn. (Cf. counterclockwise.) |
| clockwork |
the mechanical system and parts of a clock, or a similar mechanism. |
| clod |
a lump of earth or clay. [2 definitions] |
| clodhopper |
an unsophisticated country person; crude person; bumpkin. [2 definitions] |
| clog |
to block passage along or through. [7 definitions] |
| clog dance |
a dance, with or without music, performed by a group of dancers wearing wooden-soled clogs that are stamped percussively to the rhythm. |
| cloisonné |
enamel work on metal, as in jewelry or bowls, with the colors separated by thin metal strips or wire. |
| cloister |
a place such as a monastery or convent where people live secluded religious lives. [4 definitions] |
| clomp |
to walk heavily and loudly; clump. |
| clone |
an organism or group of organisms produced asexually from a single ancestor and genetically replicating it. [5 definitions] |
| clonus |
a rapid succession of muscle spasms. |
| clop |
a sharp, hollow striking sound, as of a horse's hoof on pavement. [2 definitions] |