| clatter |
to make a loud rattling noise, as by striking objects together or by moving. [3 definitions] |
| Claude Debussy |
a French composer (b.1862--d.1918). |
| clause |
in grammar, a sequence of words having a subject and a verb and forming one part of a compound or complex sentence, or all of a simple sentence. [2 definitions] |
| claustral |
of or related to a cloister, or to seclusion from the world. |
| claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
| clavate |
club-shaped. |
| clavichord |
an early soft-toned keyboard instrument, recognized as the forerunner of the piano, with strings that are struck by metal wedges attached to the end of each key. |
| clavicle |
either of two bones joining the breastbone and the shoulder blades; collarbone. |
| clavier |
any musical instrument that has a keyboard, esp. one like the harpsichord or piano that has strings. [2 definitions] |
| claw |
a slender, sharp, usu. curved nail on the foot of an animal. [6 definitions] |
| claw hammer |
a hammer with the back side of the head curved and split in two to resemble a pair of claws, used to pry out nails. |
| clay |
earth that consists mainly of hydrated silicates of aluminum, and is used for making bricks, pottery, and tiles. [3 definitions] |
| claymore |
a double-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders. |
| claymore mine |
a mine, planted in the ground, that is designed to explode in a fanlike array of fragments in the path of an enemy force. |
| clay pigeon |
a clay disk used as a target in trapshooting. |
| clean |
not dirty or stained; unsoiled. [12 definitions] |
| cleanable |
combined form of clean. |
| clean and jerk |
a weightlifting movement in which the barbell is lifted from the floor and, in one continuous movement, raised over the head with the arms fully extended upward. |
| clean bill of health |
(informal) an affirmation of satisfactory condition, qualification, or the like. |
| clean-cut |
having a neat, regular, well-defined shape or outline. [2 definitions] |
| cleaner |
someone or something that cleans. [2 definitions] |