child,n.progeny,offspring,issue;infant, babe,baby, tot, bairn, brat; bastard (illegitimate); orphan; foundling,waif; cockney (spoilt child);minor.Associated words: pediatrics, prolicide, infanticide,puberty, philoprogenitive, philoprogenitiveness, misopedia, filicide, putti, filial, filiation,affiliation, affiliate.childbirth,n.parturition, accouchement, childbed, lying-in, travail,labor, childbearing.Associated words: tocology,midwife,midwifery, parturient, maieutic, layette,obstetrics,obstetrician, celation, puerperal,accoucheur,accoucheuse, fetus, post-partum.childhood,n.nonage,infancy,minority, impuberty,pupilage.childish,a.puerile,juvenile, infantile,immature.childishness,n.juvenility, puerility, immaturity.children,n.offspring, progeny,issue,descendants, posterity.chill,n.chilliness,shiver,rigor.chilly,a.cool,chill,raw,bleak.chime,v.accord,agree,harmonize, be in unison.chime,n.unison,harmony; carillon.chimera,n.delusion,phantom,hallucination,illusion.chimney,n.Associated words: cowl, flue, hoveling, smoke jack, chimney-breast, tewel.chimney corner.inglenook, ingleside.chin: n.Associated words: genian,mental, gill,wattle, chuck, submental.China,n.Celestial Empire, Cathay (Old name).China clay.kaolin.Chinaman,n.Chinese, Celestial, Mongol, Mongolian; mandarin; coolie.china ware.china, porcelain.Chinese,n.Associated words: sinology, sinologue, sinicism, sinic, yamen, haikwan, hong, canque, sinological, Taoism, Confucianism, Manchu, kotow, li, abacus, chinoiserie, taotai.Chinese idol.joss.Associated word: ting.chink,n.crack,cranny,crevice; (Colloq.)money,cash,coin.chin whelk.sycosis.chipper,a.lively, vivacious,cheerful,talkative.chirp,v.chirrup, cherup, cheep, pue.chivalrous,a.gallant,knightly, magnanimous,valiant.chivalry,n.knighthood,gallantry, knight-errantry.choice,n.selection, election, alternative,option, preference,discrimination, preferment, volition.Antonyms:coercion,compulsion, indiscrimination.choice,a.select,rare,recherché;careful,sparing, charyAntonyms: indiscriminate,promiscuous,common.choir-leader,n.chorister, precentor, choir-master.choir vestments.cotta;cassock.choke,v.strangle, throttle, stifle,suffocate,suppress.choleric,a.irascible,irritable,petulant,testy.choose,v.select, elect, prefer,cull, pickout.chop,v.hack,mince,hash,haggle.chop,n.stroke, chopping;jaw,chap;pl.flews.chorus,n.(Greek.)Associated words: strophe, antistrophe, epode.chosen,a.selected.Christmas,n.Yule, Yuletide, Christmastide.Christmas mummer.guiser.chronic,a.habitual,lingering, inveterate.chronicle,n.record,account,narrative, diary,history.chrysalis,n.aurelia, nympha, cocoon, kell.chum,n.roommate;companion, intimate,associate,friend,crony.church,n.temple,sanctuary, house ofGod, meetinghouse, fane; cathedral;chapel, oratory, minster, bethel, tabernacle, chantry; kirk (Scotch); synagogue (Jewish); denomination,sect; basilica.Associated words: ecclesiastical, ecclesiology, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiasticism,parish, hierarch, hierarchy, hierocracy, hierolatry, hierology, hierarchism, irenics,curé, evangelical, verger,beadle, chancel, clearstory, nave, transept,vestry, presbytery, prebend, prebendary, lectern, apse, irenicon,living,benefice, sinecure, glebe,see, prelacy,convocation, synod, conference, conclave, consistory,crypt, schism,orthodoxy, heterodoxy,unchurch, sacristan, sacristy, Dorcastry, Sarumuse.church and state.Associated words: Erastian, Erastianism.church dignitary.prelate, primate, elder,deacon, dean, hierarch,bishop.church fathers.Associated words: patristic, patristics, patrology, patrist.churchly,a.ecclesiastical.church officer.vestryman,warden, presbyter,trustee.churl,n.rustic,hind,bumpkin,lout,boor.churlish,a.boorish,rude,morose,unamiable.chyle,n.Associated words: chylification, chylifaction, chylify, achylous, chylaceous, chylous, chyliferous, chylocyst, lacteal, chylopoiesis, chylopoietic.chyme,n.Associated words: chymification, chymiferous, chymify, chymous, achymous.cigar,n.(small) stogie; tobie; cheroot.cinch,n.(Colloq.) tightgrip.cipher,n.zero, naught,nothing;nonentity,nobody;device,monogram.cipher writing.cryptography, crytograph, steganography, cryptogram.circle,n.ring;circumference, periphery; circuit;clique,coterie,set,class; annulation, annulus.circle,v.encircle.circuitous,a.roundabout,devious,indirect.circulate,v.disseminate, promulgate,diffuse.circulation,n.dissemination, diffusion, promulgation, propagation.circumference,n.periphery, circumscription,girth.cistern,n.reservoir; impluvium.cite,v.quote;specify, mention,name, refer to.citizen,n.resident.city,n.municipality.--a.municipal, urban.civil,a.civic, political, municipal;courteous,obliging,polite.Antonyms: Seeuncivil.civility,n.courtesy,politeness.Antonyms:incivility,discourtesy.claim,v.demand,pretend; (Colloq.)assert,maintain.claim,n.pretension,demand, requisition; title,right.claimant,n.claimer, pretender, pretendant.clamor,n.uproar,tumult,hubbub,racket,din.clamorous,a.noisy,uproarious, bawling,obstreperous.clandestine,a.hidden,stealthy, surreptitious, furtive,secret.clannish,a.narrow, exclusive.clap,n.gonorrhea.clapboards,n. pl.siding, weatherboarding.claptrap,a.humbug, stagetrick,coupe de theatre.clarity,n.clearness.clash,v.collide, hurtle, crashtogether;contend,disagree; clatter, clang.clash,n.collision,crash;opposition,interference,contrariety; clangor, clang.clasp,v.grasp,grapple,clutch,seize; embrace,hug.clasp,n.hook, hasp, fibula, morse,catch; embrace.class,n.rank,order,category,species,variety.class,v.classify, dispose, categorize.classification,n.disposition, grouping; taxonomy.clause,n.article, stipulation, proviso, provision.claw,n.talon; dewclaw.Associated words: ungual, unguicular,retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiform.claw,v.scratch, laniate,lacerate.clay,n.argillaceousearth; pug, argil,hole,marl, kaolin.Associated words:potter, pottery, figuline, fictile, pug,puddle.clayey,a.argillaceous, argillous, argilliferous, luteous, cledgy.clean,a.unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly,neat;chaste,pure,virtuous, undefiled, incorrupt, uncontaminated;shapely, well-proportioned; kosher (Jewish).clean,adv.wholly, perfectly, completely, quite, entirely, thoroughly.clean,v.cleanse.cleanse,v.purify, deterge, absterge,wash, disinfect, fumigate, depurate.cleanser,n.abstergent, detergent, purifier, detersive.cleansing,a.detergent, abstergent, abstersive, detersive, purifying.cleansing,n.purification, detersion, purgation, abstersion, lustration, expurgation.clear,a.transparent, diaphanous, pellucid,limpid, relucent, crystalline,lucid, crystal;unmistakable,plain,evident,obvious, unambiguous, distinct, explicit,manifest, palpable,patent, decipherable,express, comprehensible, graphic;serene, cloudless, unclouded, undimmed; clarion,sonorous,resonant, canorous, audible,piercing;pure, unmixed,unadulterated, unalloyed; infull,net;passable, unimpeded, unobstructed,open; acquitted; unburdened, exempt; clarified.Antonyms:opaque,obscure, indecipherable,ambiguous, equivocal,vague,cryptic,abstruse, inexplicable,roily, turbid, enigmatical, inexplicit, inaudible,adulterated,cloudy, befogged, unintelligible,doubtful.clear,v.clarify;explain,interpret, elucidate, eclaircise;acquit,absolve, exonerate,vindicate;disengage, extricate, disentangle,disperse.clearer,n.clarifier.clearing,n.clarification, clearance, dispersion;interpretation,explanation, eclaircissement, dénouement; exoneration,acquittal; assart.clearness,n.clarity, distinctness;transparency, limpidity,lucidity, perspicuity, translucency;serenity.Antonyms: opacity, ambiguity,vagueness, intransparency.cleave,v.adhere,cling, beloyal;split, rive,separate.cleft,a.riven,split, divided.clergy,n.ministers, thecloth, ecclesiastics, clergymen, clerisy.Antonym: laity.clergyman,n.minister,divine, ecclesiastic,priest,pastor,parson, churchman,preacher,rector, curate, dominie,vicar,missionary, evangelist, patriarch, dean,bishop, chaplain, cleric,deacon, presbyter, imparsonee, kirkman,padre,curé,abbé.Antonym: layman.clergyman's residence.parsonage,rectory, manse.clerk,n.salesman, saleslady; accountant,recorder, registrar, prothonotary,amanuensis,bookkeeper.Associated words: clerical, clerkship.clever,a.adroit,skillful,expert,ingenious,deft,dexterous.clients,n. pl.clientele.cliff,n.crag,bluff, precipice;pl.palisades (line of bold cliffs).climate,n.Associated words: meteorology, phenology, climatology, acclimatable,acclimate,acclimation, acclimatize, acclimatization, climatic, climatize, climatography.climax,n.culmination.climb,v.clamber,scale.climbing,a.scandent, scansorial.cling,v.adhere,cleave, holdfast.clip,v.shear, snip,nip,trim, prune,curtail.clip,n.(Colloq.)blow,knock, thump,rap.clique,n.coterie,circle.cloak,n.mantle,coat, capuchin, dolman, palladium, pelisse; pretext,blind,mask.cloak,v.conceal,mask,hide,veil,disguise.clock,n.timepiece, timekeeper, horologe, horometer: clepsydra, isochronon; scarab, scarabee,beetle.Associated words: horology, horography, horologiography., pendulum,strike, dial, tick.clockmaker,n.horologist, horologer.clodhopper,n.bumpkin,boor,hind,lout,clown,yokel.clog,v.impede,hamper, encumber,restrain,obstruct.clog,n.shackle, dragweight, deadweight, encumbrance; sabot, chopine.cloister,n.monastery,nunnery,convent, abbey, priory, cenoby.cloisterer,n.cenobite,recluse.cloistral,a.monastic, cloistered,recluse.close,a.oppressive, uncomfortable, muggy, unventilated;narrow, cramped;close-mouthed,secretive,reticent,reserved,uncommunicative, taciturn; dense,solid,compact, imporous;near,adjacent,adjoining; intimate, confidential; parsimonious,stingy, penurious niggardly,miserly,illiberal, close-fisted;exact, literal,faithful; intent,assiduous,fixed,intense.close,v.shut,stop, occlude;conclude,finish,end, terminate;inclose, encompass,confine, environ;grapple, clinch; lute, calk.close,n.conclusion,end; peroration;grapple;court, area, enclosure,inclosure,yard.close-mouthed,a.wary,cautious,secretive,uncommunicative,reserved.closeness,n.nearness, proximity, adjacency; density, compactness; intimacy;reticence,secretiveness; parsimony,stinginess,illiberality, penuriousness.closet,n.privateroom; clothespress, ambry.closing,a.concluding, final.closing,n.stopping up,obstruction, blockade, occlusion; peroration.clot,n.coagulation, coagulum.--v.coagulate.cloth,n.fabric,material, drapery, textile,texture, woof, weft.Associated words: draper, drapery, drape.clothe,v.dress, attire, array,gird, drape.clothes,n. pl.dress,clothing, garments, vesture, attire, apparel, drapery, costume,raiment, garb, vestment, habiliments,regalia,uniform, livery,guise, wardrobe,rig, toggery, frippery, regimentals,paraphernalia; (clerical)vestments,canonicals; trousseau (bride's).clothing,n.clothes,raiment.Associated words: frippery, wardrobe, habilatory.cloud,n.nebulosity,rack; cirrus, cat's-tail, mare's-tail; cumulus, stratus,nimbus; cirro-cumulus, cirro-stratus, cumulo-stratus; storm scud, wanecloud;tarnish,blemish;eclipse,obscurity.Associated words: nephology, meteorology, nubiferous, nephelodometer, nephelometer, nephoscope, nepheloid, nephograph.cloud,v.overcast,becloud,obscure,shade, obfuscate;tarnish, sully,blacken.cloudy,a.overcast,lowering,murky, overclouded,obscure,sullen, nebulous,hazy,dim; tarnished, indistinct,blurred;variegated,mottled.cloven,a.bisulcate.clover,n.trifolium, trefoil; alsike.cloves,n. pl.Associated words: eugenic, eugenin, clove, camphor, eugenol, caryophyllin.clown,n.buffoon,jester, merry-andrew,zany, harlequin,droll,punch, mime,farceur, scaramouch,grimacierjackpudding;boor,lout,gawk,gawky,lubber, put,bumpkin,churl, carl, tike;rustic,hind,clodhopper,yokel, yahoo.clownish,a.boorish,ungainly,awkward,loutish,churlish,gawky.cloy,v.satiate,glut,surfeit,pall, sate.club,n.cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon,bat, mace,staff, shillalah, waddy, bandy, knobkerry;society,coterie,association, sorosis (woman's club).club,v.cudgel,beat,pommel; clubtogether,combine,coöperate.club-bearer,n.claviger.Associated word: clavigerous.clubfoot,n.talipes.clubfooted,a.taliped, talipedic.club-shaped,a.clavate, clavated.clue,n.intimation,hint,key.clump,n.cluster,tuft,bunch,collection,thicket.clumsy,a.ungraceful,lumbering,uncouth,unwieldy,unhandy,inapt, maladroit.cluster,n.bunch,clump,tuft; racematiofl, fascicle, raceme, panicle;bevy,crowd.clustered,a.aciniform, racemed, fascicled.clutch,v.seize,grasp,grip,grapple, clench,grab,snatch.clutch,n.grasp,seizure,hold; crampoons.
child,n.progeny,offspring,issue;infant, babe,baby, tot, bairn, brat; bastard (illegitimate); orphan; foundling,waif; cockney (spoilt child);minor.Associated words: pediatrics, prolicide, infanticide,puberty, philoprogenitive, philoprogenitiveness, misopedia, filicide, putti, filial, filiation,affiliation, affiliate.
childbirth,n.parturition, accouchement, childbed, lying-in, travail,labor, childbearing.Associated words: tocology,midwife,midwifery, parturient, maieutic, layette,obstetrics,obstetrician, celation, puerperal,accoucheur,accoucheuse, fetus, post-partum.
childhood,n.nonage,infancy,minority, impuberty,pupilage.
childish,a.puerile,juvenile, infantile,immature.
childishness,n.juvenility, puerility, immaturity.
children,n.offspring, progeny,issue,descendants, posterity.
chill,n.chilliness,shiver,rigor.
chilly,a.cool,chill,raw,bleak.
chime,v.accord,agree,harmonize, be in unison.
chime,n.unison,harmony; carillon.
chimera,n.delusion,phantom,hallucination,illusion.
chimney,n.Associated words: cowl, flue, hoveling, smoke jack, chimney-breast, tewel.
chimney corner.inglenook, ingleside.
chin: n.Associated words: genian,mental, gill,wattle, chuck, submental.
China,n.Celestial Empire, Cathay (Old name).
China clay.kaolin.
Chinaman,n.Chinese, Celestial, Mongol, Mongolian; mandarin; coolie.
china ware.china, porcelain.
Chinese,n.Associated words: sinology, sinologue, sinicism, sinic, yamen, haikwan, hong, canque, sinological, Taoism, Confucianism, Manchu, kotow, li, abacus, chinoiserie, taotai.
Chinese idol.joss.Associated word: ting.
chink,n.crack,cranny,crevice; (Colloq.)money,cash,coin.
chin whelk.sycosis.
chipper,a.lively, vivacious,cheerful,talkative.
chirp,v.chirrup, cherup, cheep, pue.
chivalrous,a.gallant,knightly, magnanimous,valiant.
chivalry,n.knighthood,gallantry, knight-errantry.
choice,n.selection, election, alternative,option, preference,discrimination, preferment, volition.Antonyms:coercion,compulsion, indiscrimination.
choice,a.select,rare,recherché;careful,sparing, charyAntonyms: indiscriminate,promiscuous,common.
choir-leader,n.chorister, precentor, choir-master.
choir vestments.cotta;cassock.
choke,v.strangle, throttle, stifle,suffocate,suppress.
choleric,a.irascible,irritable,petulant,testy.
choose,v.select, elect, prefer,cull, pickout.
chop,v.hack,mince,hash,haggle.
chop,n.stroke, chopping;jaw,chap;pl.flews.
chorus,n.(Greek.)Associated words: strophe, antistrophe, epode.
chosen,a.selected.
Christmas,n.Yule, Yuletide, Christmastide.
Christmas mummer.guiser.
chronic,a.habitual,lingering, inveterate.
chronicle,n.record,account,narrative, diary,history.
chrysalis,n.aurelia, nympha, cocoon, kell.
chum,n.roommate;companion, intimate,associate,friend,crony.
church,n.temple,sanctuary, house ofGod, meetinghouse, fane; cathedral;chapel, oratory, minster, bethel, tabernacle, chantry; kirk (Scotch); synagogue (Jewish); denomination,sect; basilica.Associated words: ecclesiastical, ecclesiology, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiasticism,parish, hierarch, hierarchy, hierocracy, hierolatry, hierology, hierarchism, irenics,curé, evangelical, verger,beadle, chancel, clearstory, nave, transept,vestry, presbytery, prebend, prebendary, lectern, apse, irenicon,living,benefice, sinecure, glebe,see, prelacy,convocation, synod, conference, conclave, consistory,crypt, schism,orthodoxy, heterodoxy,unchurch, sacristan, sacristy, Dorcastry, Sarumuse.
church and state.Associated words: Erastian, Erastianism.
church dignitary.prelate, primate, elder,deacon, dean, hierarch,bishop.
church fathers.Associated words: patristic, patristics, patrology, patrist.
churchly,a.ecclesiastical.
church officer.vestryman,warden, presbyter,trustee.
churl,n.rustic,hind,bumpkin,lout,boor.
churlish,a.boorish,rude,morose,unamiable.
chyle,n.Associated words: chylification, chylifaction, chylify, achylous, chylaceous, chylous, chyliferous, chylocyst, lacteal, chylopoiesis, chylopoietic.
chyme,n.Associated words: chymification, chymiferous, chymify, chymous, achymous.
cigar,n.(small) stogie; tobie; cheroot.
cinch,n.(Colloq.) tightgrip.
cipher,n.zero, naught,nothing;nonentity,nobody;device,monogram.
cipher writing.cryptography, crytograph, steganography, cryptogram.
circle,n.ring;circumference, periphery; circuit;clique,coterie,set,class; annulation, annulus.
circle,v.encircle.
circuitous,a.roundabout,devious,indirect.
circulate,v.disseminate, promulgate,diffuse.
circulation,n.dissemination, diffusion, promulgation, propagation.
circumference,n.periphery, circumscription,girth.
cistern,n.reservoir; impluvium.
cite,v.quote;specify, mention,name, refer to.
citizen,n.resident.
city,n.municipality.--a.municipal, urban.
civil,a.civic, political, municipal;courteous,obliging,polite.Antonyms: Seeuncivil.
civility,n.courtesy,politeness.Antonyms:incivility,discourtesy.
claim,v.demand,pretend; (Colloq.)assert,maintain.
claim,n.pretension,demand, requisition; title,right.
claimant,n.claimer, pretender, pretendant.
clamor,n.uproar,tumult,hubbub,racket,din.
clamorous,a.noisy,uproarious, bawling,obstreperous.
clandestine,a.hidden,stealthy, surreptitious, furtive,secret.
clannish,a.narrow, exclusive.
clap,n.gonorrhea.
clapboards,n. pl.siding, weatherboarding.
claptrap,a.humbug, stagetrick,coupe de theatre.
clarity,n.clearness.
clash,v.collide, hurtle, crashtogether;contend,disagree; clatter, clang.
clash,n.collision,crash;opposition,interference,contrariety; clangor, clang.
clasp,v.grasp,grapple,clutch,seize; embrace,hug.
clasp,n.hook, hasp, fibula, morse,catch; embrace.
class,n.rank,order,category,species,variety.
class,v.classify, dispose, categorize.
classification,n.disposition, grouping; taxonomy.
clause,n.article, stipulation, proviso, provision.
claw,n.talon; dewclaw.Associated words: ungual, unguicular,retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiform.
claw,v.scratch, laniate,lacerate.
clay,n.argillaceousearth; pug, argil,hole,marl, kaolin.Associated words:potter, pottery, figuline, fictile, pug,puddle.
clayey,a.argillaceous, argillous, argilliferous, luteous, cledgy.
clean,a.unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly,neat;chaste,pure,virtuous, undefiled, incorrupt, uncontaminated;shapely, well-proportioned; kosher (Jewish).
clean,adv.wholly, perfectly, completely, quite, entirely, thoroughly.
clean,v.cleanse.
cleanse,v.purify, deterge, absterge,wash, disinfect, fumigate, depurate.
cleanser,n.abstergent, detergent, purifier, detersive.
cleansing,a.detergent, abstergent, abstersive, detersive, purifying.
cleansing,n.purification, detersion, purgation, abstersion, lustration, expurgation.
clear,a.transparent, diaphanous, pellucid,limpid, relucent, crystalline,lucid, crystal;unmistakable,plain,evident,obvious, unambiguous, distinct, explicit,manifest, palpable,patent, decipherable,express, comprehensible, graphic;serene, cloudless, unclouded, undimmed; clarion,sonorous,resonant, canorous, audible,piercing;pure, unmixed,unadulterated, unalloyed; infull,net;passable, unimpeded, unobstructed,open; acquitted; unburdened, exempt; clarified.Antonyms:opaque,obscure, indecipherable,ambiguous, equivocal,vague,cryptic,abstruse, inexplicable,roily, turbid, enigmatical, inexplicit, inaudible,adulterated,cloudy, befogged, unintelligible,doubtful.
clear,v.clarify;explain,interpret, elucidate, eclaircise;acquit,absolve, exonerate,vindicate;disengage, extricate, disentangle,disperse.
clearer,n.clarifier.
clearing,n.clarification, clearance, dispersion;interpretation,explanation, eclaircissement, dénouement; exoneration,acquittal; assart.
clearness,n.clarity, distinctness;transparency, limpidity,lucidity, perspicuity, translucency;serenity.Antonyms: opacity, ambiguity,vagueness, intransparency.
cleave,v.adhere,cling, beloyal;split, rive,separate.
cleft,a.riven,split, divided.
clergy,n.ministers, thecloth, ecclesiastics, clergymen, clerisy.Antonym: laity.
clergyman,n.minister,divine, ecclesiastic,priest,pastor,parson, churchman,preacher,rector, curate, dominie,vicar,missionary, evangelist, patriarch, dean,bishop, chaplain, cleric,deacon, presbyter, imparsonee, kirkman,padre,curé,abbé.Antonym: layman.
clergyman's residence.parsonage,rectory, manse.
clerk,n.salesman, saleslady; accountant,recorder, registrar, prothonotary,amanuensis,bookkeeper.Associated words: clerical, clerkship.
clever,a.adroit,skillful,expert,ingenious,deft,dexterous.
clients,n. pl.clientele.
cliff,n.crag,bluff, precipice;pl.palisades (line of bold cliffs).
climate,n.Associated words: meteorology, phenology, climatology, acclimatable,acclimate,acclimation, acclimatize, acclimatization, climatic, climatize, climatography.
climax,n.culmination.
climb,v.clamber,scale.
climbing,a.scandent, scansorial.
cling,v.adhere,cleave, holdfast.
clip,v.shear, snip,nip,trim, prune,curtail.
clip,n.(Colloq.)blow,knock, thump,rap.
clique,n.coterie,circle.
cloak,n.mantle,coat, capuchin, dolman, palladium, pelisse; pretext,blind,mask.
cloak,v.conceal,mask,hide,veil,disguise.
clock,n.timepiece, timekeeper, horologe, horometer: clepsydra, isochronon; scarab, scarabee,beetle.Associated words: horology, horography, horologiography., pendulum,strike, dial, tick.
clockmaker,n.horologist, horologer.
clodhopper,n.bumpkin,boor,hind,lout,clown,yokel.
clog,v.impede,hamper, encumber,restrain,obstruct.
clog,n.shackle, dragweight, deadweight, encumbrance; sabot, chopine.
cloister,n.monastery,nunnery,convent, abbey, priory, cenoby.
cloisterer,n.cenobite,recluse.
cloistral,a.monastic, cloistered,recluse.
close,a.oppressive, uncomfortable, muggy, unventilated;narrow, cramped;close-mouthed,secretive,reticent,reserved,uncommunicative, taciturn; dense,solid,compact, imporous;near,adjacent,adjoining; intimate, confidential; parsimonious,stingy, penurious niggardly,miserly,illiberal, close-fisted;exact, literal,faithful; intent,assiduous,fixed,intense.
close,v.shut,stop, occlude;conclude,finish,end, terminate;inclose, encompass,confine, environ;grapple, clinch; lute, calk.
close,n.conclusion,end; peroration;grapple;court, area, enclosure,inclosure,yard.
close-mouthed,a.wary,cautious,secretive,uncommunicative,reserved.
closeness,n.nearness, proximity, adjacency; density, compactness; intimacy;reticence,secretiveness; parsimony,stinginess,illiberality, penuriousness.
closet,n.privateroom; clothespress, ambry.
closing,a.concluding, final.
closing,n.stopping up,obstruction, blockade, occlusion; peroration.
clot,n.coagulation, coagulum.--v.coagulate.
cloth,n.fabric,material, drapery, textile,texture, woof, weft.Associated words: draper, drapery, drape.
clothe,v.dress, attire, array,gird, drape.
clothes,n. pl.dress,clothing, garments, vesture, attire, apparel, drapery, costume,raiment, garb, vestment, habiliments,regalia,uniform, livery,guise, wardrobe,rig, toggery, frippery, regimentals,paraphernalia; (clerical)vestments,canonicals; trousseau (bride's).
clothing,n.clothes,raiment.Associated words: frippery, wardrobe, habilatory.
cloud,n.nebulosity,rack; cirrus, cat's-tail, mare's-tail; cumulus, stratus,nimbus; cirro-cumulus, cirro-stratus, cumulo-stratus; storm scud, wanecloud;tarnish,blemish;eclipse,obscurity.Associated words: nephology, meteorology, nubiferous, nephelodometer, nephelometer, nephoscope, nepheloid, nephograph.
cloud,v.overcast,becloud,obscure,shade, obfuscate;tarnish, sully,blacken.
cloudy,a.overcast,lowering,murky, overclouded,obscure,sullen, nebulous,hazy,dim; tarnished, indistinct,blurred;variegated,mottled.
cloven,a.bisulcate.
clover,n.trifolium, trefoil; alsike.
cloves,n. pl.Associated words: eugenic, eugenin, clove, camphor, eugenol, caryophyllin.
clown,n.buffoon,jester, merry-andrew,zany, harlequin,droll,punch, mime,farceur, scaramouch,grimacierjackpudding;boor,lout,gawk,gawky,lubber, put,bumpkin,churl, carl, tike;rustic,hind,clodhopper,yokel, yahoo.
clownish,a.boorish,ungainly,awkward,loutish,churlish,gawky.
cloy,v.satiate,glut,surfeit,pall, sate.
club,n.cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon,bat, mace,staff, shillalah, waddy, bandy, knobkerry;society,coterie,association, sorosis (woman's club).
club,v.cudgel,beat,pommel; clubtogether,combine,coöperate.
club-bearer,n.claviger.Associated word: clavigerous.
clubfoot,n.talipes.
clubfooted,a.taliped, talipedic.
club-shaped,a.clavate, clavated.
clue,n.intimation,hint,key.
clump,n.cluster,tuft,bunch,collection,thicket.
clumsy,a.ungraceful,lumbering,uncouth,unwieldy,unhandy,inapt, maladroit.
cluster,n.bunch,clump,tuft; racematiofl, fascicle, raceme, panicle;bevy,crowd.
clustered,a.aciniform, racemed, fascicled.
clutch,v.seize,grasp,grip,grapple, clench,grab,snatch.
clutch,n.grasp,seizure,hold; crampoons.