| cleat |
a metal or wooden object with two armlike projections, to which a rope or line may be secured, as in boating. [5 definitions] |
| cleavage |
the act of cleaving or the state of being cleaved. [4 definitions] |
| cleave1 |
to adhere tightly; stick fast (usu. fol. by "to"). [2 definitions] |
| cleave2 |
to cut apart by a splitting blow. [6 definitions] |
| cleaver |
a heavy, wide-bladed, axlike knife, esp. used by butchers. |
| cleavers |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a plant of the madder family that bears small white or yellow flowers and has prickly stems. |
| clef |
any of the four signs placed on a musical staff to indicate the pitch at which the notes are to be played. |
| cleft |
a past tense and part participle of cleave2. [3 definitions] |
| clematis |
any of various climbing plants bearing white, pink, red, or purplish flowers. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. [3 definitions] |
| clement |
inclined to be merciful or forgiving; lenient. [2 definitions] |
| clench |
to clamp (teeth or hands) tightly shut. [5 definitions] |
| Cleopatra |
a queen of Egypt (69-30 B.C.). |
| clepsydra |
an ancient device that measured the passage of time by means of a regulated flow of water through an opening; water clock. |
| cleptomania |
variant of kleptomania. |
| clerestory |
in architecture, an outside wall containing windows which admit light to partially roofed areas in the lower sections of a building, esp. a church. |
| clergy |
the group or body of people authorized to conduct religious services, such as ministers, priests, or rabbis. (Cf. laity.) |
| clergyman |
a male member of the clergy. |
| cleric |
a minister, priest, rabbi, or other ordained person; member of the clergy. [2 definitions] |
| clerical |
of or related to clerks and office work. [5 definitions] |
| clerical collar |
a stiff narrow white collar, fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the clergy. |