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cloy verb : to disgust or nauseate with excess of something orig. pleasing

— cloy·ing·ly adverb

clr abbreviation clear

1club noun 1 : a heavy wooden stick or staff used as a weapon; also : BAT

2 : any of a suit of playing cards marked with a black figure resembling a clover leaf

3 a : a group of persons associated for a common purpose

b : the meeting place of a group or association

Synonyms

[1] bat, bludgeon, cudgel, staff, truncheon; also blackjack, mace; birch, switch; hammer, mallet, maul; walking stick

[3a] association, brotherhood, college, congress, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild, institute, institution, league, order, organization, society—more at ASSOCIATION

2club verb clubbed; club·bing 1 : to strike with a club

2 : to unite or combine for a common cause

Synonyms

[2] ally, associate, band, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, federate, league, unite—more at ALLY

club·foot noun : a misshapen foot twisted out of position from birth; also : this deformed condition

— club·foot·ed adjective

club·house noun 1 : a house occupied by a club

2 : locker rooms used by an athletic team

3 : a building at a golf course with locker rooms and usu. a pro shop and a restaurant

club sandwich noun : a sandwich of three slices of bread with two layers of meat (as turkey) and lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise

club soda noun : SODA WATER

cluck noun : the call of a hen esp. to her chicks

— cluck verb

1clue noun 1 : something that guides through an intricate procedure or maze; especially : a piece of evidence leading to the solution of a problem

2 : an indication that properly interpreted may lead to full understanding of something : IDEA, NOTION

Synonyms

[1, 2] cue, hint, idea, indication, inkling, intimation, lead, notion, suggestion—more at HINT

2clue verb clued; clue·ing or clu·ing 1 : to provide with a clue

2 : to give information to <~ me in>

Synonyms usually clue in

acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, tell, wise—more at ENLIGHTEN

1clump noun 1 : a group of things clustered together

2 : a compact mass

3 : a heavy tramping sound

Synonyms

[1, 2] array, assemblage, bank, batch, block, bunch, cluster, collection, group, huddle, knot, lot, package, parcel, set, suite

2clump verb : to tread clumsily and noisily

clum·sy adjective clum·si·er; -est 1 : lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace

2 : not tactful or subtle

3 : awkward or inefficient in use or construction : UNWIELDY

— clum·si·ly adverb

— clum·si·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] awkward, gawky, graceless, heavy-handed, lubberly, lumpish, ungainly, unhandy; also butterfingered, uncoordinated; oafish; bungling, gauche, inept, inexpert, maladroit, unskilled, unskillful; cumbersome, unwieldy

Antonyms

deft, dexterous, graceful, handy

[2] awkward, inept, inexpert, maladroit

[3] awkward, cranky, cumbersome, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy—more at CUMBERSOME

clung past and past participle of CLING

clunk·er noun 1 : a dilapidated automobile

2 : a notable failure

1cluster noun : a number of similar things that occur together : GROUP, BUNCH

Synonyms

array, assemblage, bank, batch, block, bunch, clump, collection, group, huddle, knot, lot, package, parcel, set, suite

2cluster verb : to grow or gather in a cluster

Synonyms

assemble, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, meet, rendezvous—more at ASSEMBLE

bunch, crowd, huddle, press—more at PRESS

1clutch verb : to grasp with or as if with the hand

Synonyms

clench, cling, grip, hang on, hold, hold on—more at HOLD

2clutch noun 1 a : the claws or a hand in the act of grasping

b : an often cruel or unrelenting control, power, or possession : CONTROL, POWER

2 : a device for gripping an object

3 : a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part of a mechanism; also : a lever or pedal operating such a coupling

4 : a crucial situation

Synonyms

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