Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [247]
3clock noun : an ornamental figure on a stocking or sock
clock·wise adverb : in the direction in which the hands of a clock move
— clockwise adjective
clock·work noun 1 : the machinery that runs a mechanical device (as a clock or toy)
2 : the precision or regularity associated with a clock
clod noun 1 : a lump esp. of earth or clay
2 : a dull or insensitive person
Synonyms
[1] blob, chunk, clump, glob, gob, hunk, lump, nub, wad—more at LUMP
[2] hulk, lout, lubber, lug, oaf—more at OAF
clod·hop·per noun 1 : an uncouth rustic
2 : a large heavy shoe
Synonyms
bumpkin, hick, hillbilly, provincial, rustic, yokel—more at HICK
1clog noun 1 a : a weight attached to an animal to impede motion
b : something that shackles or impedes
2 : a thick-soled shoe
2clog verb clogged; clog·ging 1 a : to impede with a clog : HINDER
b : to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of : ENCUMBER
2 : to obstruct passage through
3 : to become filled with extraneous matter
Synonyms
[1b] cramp, delay, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel—more at HAMPER
[2] block, choke, close, congest, dam, jam, obstruct, plug, stop, stuff; also bung, fill, pack; flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp
Antonyms
clear, free, open (up), unclog
cloi·son·né adjective : a colored decoration made of enamels poured into the divided areas in a design outlined with wire or metal strips
1cloister noun [ORIGIN: ME cloistre, fr. OF, fr. ML claustrum, fr. L, bar, bolt, fr. claudere to close]
1 : a monastic establishment
2 : a covered usu. colonnaded passage on the side of a court
— clois·tral adjective
Synonyms
abbey, friary, monastery, priory—more at MONASTERY
2cloister verb : to shut away from the world
clois·tered adjective 1 : being or living in or as if in a cloister
2 : providing shelter from contact with the outside world
Synonyms
covert, isolated, quiet, remote, secluded, secret—more at SECLUDED
clone noun [ORIGIN: Gk klōn twig, slip]
1 : the collection of genetically identical cells or organisms produced asexually from a single ancestral cell or organism; also : an individual grown from a single cell and genetically identical to it 2 : a group of replicas of a biological molecule (as DNA) 3 : one that appears to be a copy of an original form — clon·al adjective — clone verb clop noun : a sound made by or as if by a hoof or wooden shoe against pavement — clop verb 1close verb closed; clos·ing 1 : to bar passage through : SHUT 2 : to suspend the operations (as of a school) 3 : to bring or come to an end or period : END, TERMINATE 4 : to bring together the parts or edges of; also : to fill up 5 : to come near or approach close 6 : GRAPPLE <~ with the enemy> 7 : to enter into an agreement — clos·able or close·able adjective Synonyms [3] conclude, end, finish, round, terminate, wind up, wrap up; also climax, crown; complete, consummate, perfect; halt, stop, suspend Antonyms begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start [5] approach, near—more at APPROACH 2close noun : a coming or bringing of something to a conclusion or an end : CONCLUSION, END Synonyms conclusion, consummation, end, ending, finale, finis, finish, windup—more at FINALE cessation, closure, conclusion, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, shutdown, stop, stoppage, termination—more at END 3close noun : an enclosed space Synonyms court, courtyard, quadrangle, yard—more at COURT 4close adjective clos·er; clos·est 1 : having no openings : CLOSED 2 : narrowly restricting or restricted 3 : limited to a privileged class 4 a : SECLUDED b : marked by a disposition to secrecy or extreme discreetness about divulging information : SECRETIVE 5 : RIGOROUS 6 : hot and stuffy : causing a sensation of being slightly smothered or stifled 7 : not generous in giving or spending : STINGY 8 : having little space between items or units