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lay, nonclerical

cler·i·cal·ism noun : a policy of maintaining or increasing the power of a religious hierarchy

clerk noun 1 : CLERIC

2 a : an official responsible for correspondence, records, and accounts

b : a person employed to perform general office work

3 : a store salesperson

— clerk verb

— clerk·ship noun

Synonyms

register, registrar, scribe; also archivist, bookkeeper, recorder; annalist, chronicler

clev·er adjective 1 : showing skill or resourcefulness

2 : marked by wit or ingenuity

— clev·er·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] alert, brainy, bright, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, smart—more at INTELLIGENT

[1] adroit, artful, creative, deft, imaginative, ingenious, innovative

Antonyms

uncreative, unimaginative

[2] facetious, humorous, jocular, smart, witty—more at WITTY

clev·er·ness noun : the quality of being clever

Synonyms

adeptness, adroitness, art, artfulness, artifice, artistry, craft, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skill—more at SKILL

clev·is noun : a U-shaped shackle used for fastening

1clew noun 1 : CLUE

2 : a metal loop on a lower corner of a sail

2clew verb : to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the clews

cli·ché noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a trite phrase or expression

— cli·chéd adjective

Synonyms

banality, commonplace, platitude, shibboleth—more at COMMONPLACE

1click verb 1 : to make or cause to make a click

2 : to fit together : hit it off

3 : to function or operate smoothly or successfully

4 : to select or make a selection on a computer by pressing a button on a control device (as a mouse)

— click·able adjective

Synonyms

deliver, go over, pan out, succeed, work out—more at SUCCEED

2click noun : a slight sharp noise

click·er noun : a remote control device (as for a television)

cli·ent noun 1 : DEPENDENT

2 : a person who engages the professional services of another; also : PATRON, CUSTOMER

3 : a computer in a network that uses the services (as access to files) provided by a server

cli·en·tele noun : a body of clients and esp. customers

cliff noun : a high steep face of rock, earth, or ice

Synonyms

bluff, crag, escarpment, palisade, precipice, scarp; also tor; bulwark, embankment

cliff–hang·er noun 1 : an adventure serial or melodrama usu. presented in installments each of which ends in suspense

2 : a contest whose outcome is in doubt up to the very end

cli·mac·ter·ic noun 1 : a major turning point or critical stage

2 : MENOPAUSE; also : a corresponding period in the male

cli·mate noun [ORIGIN: ME climat, fr. MF, fr. LL clima, fr. Gk klima inclination, latitude, climate, fr. klinein to lean]

1 : a region having specific climatic conditions

2 : the average weather conditions at a place over a period of years

3 : the prevailing set of conditions (as temperature and humidity) indoors

4 : a prevailing atmosphere or environment

— cli·mat·ic adjective

— cli·mat·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

air, atmosphere, aura, flavor, mood, note, temper—more at AURA

atmosphere, environment, environs, medium, milieu, setting, surroundings—more at ENVIRONMENT

cli·ma·tol·o·gy noun : the science that deals with climates

— cli·ma·to·log·i·cal adjective

— cli·ma·to·log·i·cal·ly adverb

— cli·ma·tol·o·gist noun

1climax noun [ORIGIN: L, fr. Gk klimax ladder, fr. klinein to lean]

1 : a series of ideas or statements so arranged that they increase in force and power from the first to the last; also : the last member of such a series

2 : the highest point

3 : ORGASM

— cli·mac·tic adjective

Synonyms

acme, apex, crown, culmination, head, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith—more at HEIGHT

2climax verb : to come or bring to a climax : provide a culminating event for

1climb verb 1 : to rise to a higher point

2 : to go up or down esp. by use of hands and feet; also : to ascend in growing

— climb·er noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, up—more at ASCEND

2climb noun 1 : a place where