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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

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