Clod (v.i) To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot.
Clod (v. t.) To pelt with clods.
Clod (v. t.) To throw violently; to hurl.
Cloddish (a.) Resembling clods; gross; low; stupid; boorish.
Cloddy (a.) Consisting of clods; full of clods.
Clodhopper (n.) A rude, rustic fellow.
Clodhopping (a.) Boorish; rude.
Clodpate (n.) A blockhead; a dolt.
Clodpated (a.) Stupid; dull; doltish.
Clodpoll (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt.
Cloff (n.) Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundred weight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
Clog (v.) That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
Clog (v.) A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.
Clog (v.) A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine.
Clogged (imp. & p. p.) of Clog
Clogging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clog
Clog (v. t.) To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
Clog (v. t.) To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
Clog (v. t.) To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
Clog (v. i.) To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.
Clog (v. i.) To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
Clogginess (n.) The state of being clogged.
Clogging (n.) Anything which clogs.
Cloggy (a.) Clogging, or having power to clog.
Cloisonne (a.) Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from champleve enamel, in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel.
Cloister (v. t.) An inclosed place.
Cloister (v. t.) A covered passage or ambulatory on one side of a court;
Cloister (v. t.) the series of such passages on the different sides of any court, esp. that of a monastery or a college.
Cloister (v. t.) A monastic establishment; a place for retirement from the world for religious duties.
Cloistered (imp. & p. p.) of Cloister
Cloistering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cloister
Cloister (v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure.
Cloisteral (a.) Cloistral.
Cloistered (a.) Dwelling in cloisters; solitary.
Cloistered (a.) Furnished with cloisters.
Cloisterer (n.) One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.
Cloistral (a.) Of, pertaining to, or confined in, a cloister; recluse.
Cloistress (n.) A nun.
Cloke (n. & v.) See Cloak.
Clomb () Alt. of Clomben
Clomben () imp. & p. p. of Climb (for climbed).
Clomp (n.) See Clamp.
Clong () imp. of Cling.
Clonic (a.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion.
Cloom (v. t.) To close with glutinous matter.
Cloop (n.) The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.
Closed (imp. & p. p.) of Close
Closing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Close
Close (n.) To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
Close (n.) To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
Close (n.) To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.
Close (n.) To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
Close (v. i.) To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
Close (v. i.) To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
Close (v. i.) To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
Close (n.) The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
Close (n.) Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
Close (n.) A grapple in wrestling.
Close (n.) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
Close (n.) A double bar marking the end.
Close (v. t.) An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
Close (v. t.) A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
Close (v. t.) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
Close (v. t.) Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
Close (v. t.) Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
Close (v. t.) Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
Close (v. t.) Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
Close (v. t.) Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
Close (v. t.) Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
Close (v. t.) Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
Close (v. t.) Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
Close (v. t.) Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
Close (v. t.) Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
Close (v. t.) Intimate; familiar; confidential.
Close (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
Close (v. t.) Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
Close (v. t.) Parsimonious; stingy.
Close (v. t.) Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
Close (v. t.) Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
Close (v. t.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
Close (adv.) In a close manner.
Close (adv.) Secretly; darkly.
Close-banded (a.) Closely united.
Close-barred (a.) Firmly barred or closed.
Close-bodied (a.) Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.
Close-fights (n. pl.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters.
Closefisted (a.) Covetous; niggardly.
Closehanded (a.) Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
Closehauled (a.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.
Closely (adv.) In a close manner.
Closely (adv.) Secretly; privately.
Closemouthed (a.) Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
Closen (v. t.) To make close.
Closeness (n.) The state of being close.
Closer (n.) One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot closer. See under Boot.
Closer (n.) A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.
Closer (n.) The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a course.
Closereefed (a.) Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.
Close-stool (n.) A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.