Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 66
Clap (v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.
The doors around me clapped. -- Dryden.
Clap (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?" -- Shak.
Clap (v. i.) To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Clap (n.) A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room." -- Swift.
Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Horrible claps of thunder. -- Hakewill.
Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap! -- Shak.
Clap (n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.
Unextrected claps or hisses. -- Addison.
Clap (n.) Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Clap (n.) (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
Clap net, A net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
Clap (n.) Gonorrhea.
Clap (n.) A sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam].
Clap (n.) A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap].
Clap (n.) A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: clack, clap].
Clap (v.) Put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
Clap (v.) Cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings".
Clap (v.) Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant: boo, hiss].
Clap (v.) Clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: clap, spat].
Clap (v.) Strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly".
Clap (v.) Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting.
Clap (v.) Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together".
Clapboard (n.) A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses.
Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask.
Clapboard (v. t.) To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house.
Clapbread (n.) Alt. of Clapcake.
Clapcake (n.) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.
Clape (n.) A bird; the flicker.
Clapper (n.) A person who claps.
Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell.
Clapper (n.) A rabbit burrow.
Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.
Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Claps (v. t.) Variant of Clasp.
Claptrap (n.) A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
Claptrap (n.) A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
Claque (n.) A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
Claqueur (n.) One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.
Clare (n.) A nun of the order of St. Clare.
Clarence (n.) A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.
Clarenceux (n.) Alt. of Clarencieux
Clarencieux (n.) See King-at-arms.
Clarendon (n.) A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in all sizes.
Clare-obscure (n.) See Chiaroscuro.
Claret (n.) The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
Claribella (n.) A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ.
Clarichord (n.) A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord.
Clarification (n.) The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
Clarification (n.) The act of freeing from obscurities.
Clarifier (n.) That which clarifies.
Clarifier (n.) A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted; as, the clarifier in sugar works.
Clarified (imp. & p. p.) of Clarify.
Clarifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clarify.
Clarify (v. t.) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
Clarify (v. t.) To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
Clarify (v. t.) To glorify.
Clarify (v. i.) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
Clarify (v. i.) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
Clarigate (v. i.) To declare war with certain ceremonies.
Clarinet (n.) A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.
Clarino (n.) A reed stop in an organ.
Clarion (n.) （古代戰場上用的）喇叭；【詩】響亮清澈的聲音 A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill.
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of Battle. -- E. Everett.
Clarion (a.) 響亮清澈的 Loud and clear; "a clarion call".
Clarion (n.) A medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone.
Clarion (v.) Blow the clarion.
Clarion (v.) Proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion.
Compare: Proclaim
Proclaim (v. t.) 宣告；公布；聲明 [O2] [O9] [+（that）]；表明，顯示 [O2] [O9] [+（that）] [With clause ] Announce officially or publicly.
‘The government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control.’
[With object ]‘Army commanders proclaimed a state of emergency.’
Proclaim (v. t.) [With object and complement] Declare officially or publicly to be.
‘He proclaimed King James II as King of England.’
Proclaim (v. t.) Say something emphatically; declare.
‘She proclaimed that what I had said was untrue.’
[With object and infinitive ]‘He proclaimed the car to be in sound condition.’
Proclaim (v. t.) [With object] Indicate clearly.
‘His high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible.’
[With object and complement] ‘He had a rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea.’
Clarionet (n.) See Clarinet.
Clarisonus (a.) Having a clear sound.
Claritude (n.) Clearness; splendor.
Clarity (n.) Clearness; brightness; splendor.
Clarity (n.) [ U ] (Easy to understand) (C2) 清楚明瞭；清晰易懂 The quality of being clear and easy to understand.
// There has been a call for greater clarity in this area of the law.
Clarity (n.) [ U ] (Easy to hear / see) （畫面或聲音的）清晰 The quality of being easy to see or hear.
// She was phoning from Australia, but I was amazed at the clarity of her voice.
Clarity (n.) [ U ] (Thinking clearly) （思路）清晰 The ability to think clearly and not be confused.
// He has shown great clarity of mind.
// Mental clarity.
Claro-obscuro (n.) See Chiaroscuro.
Clarre (n.) Wine with a mixture of honey and species.
Clart (v. t.) To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc.
Clarty (a.) Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty.
Clary (v. i.) To make a loud or shrill noise.
Clary (n.) A plant (Salvia sclarea) of the Sage family, used in flavoring soups.
Clash (v. t.) 使碰撞作聲；撞擊作（聲）[（+together）] To strike noisily against or together.
Clash (n.) 碰撞聲，鏗鏘聲 [the S]；衝突；不協調 [C] [（+of/ between）] A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision.
The roll of cannon and clash of arms. -- Tennyson.
Clash (n.) Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.
Clashes between popes and kings. -- Denham.
Clashed (imp. & p. p.) of Clash.
Clashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clash.
Clash (v. i.) 砰地相碰撞；發出鏗鏘聲；發生衝突；不調和；抵觸 [（+with）]To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
Clash (v. i.) To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.
However some of his interests might clash with those of the chief adjacent colony. -- Palfrey.
Clash (n.) A loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash].
Clash (n.) A state of conflict between persons [syn: clash, friction].
Clash (n.) A state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors".
Clash (n.) A minor short-term fight [syn: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish].
Clash (v.) Crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" [syn: collide, clash].
Clash (v.) Be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: clash, jar, collide].
Clash (v.) Disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies".
Clashingly (adv.) With clashing.
Clasped (imp. & p. p.) of Clasp.
Clasping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clasp.
Clasp (v. t.) To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Clasp (v. t.) To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.
Clasp (n.) A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
Clasper (n.) One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril.
Clasper (n.) One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea.
Clasper (n.) One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and other elasmobranchs. See Illust. of Chimaera.
Claspered (a.) Furnished with tendrils.
Class (n.) A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower classes.
Class (n.) A number of students in a school or college, of the same standing, or pursuing the same studies.
Class (n.) A comprehensive division of animate or inanimate objects, grouped together on account of their common characteristics, in any classification in natural science, and subdivided into orders, families, tribes, genera, etc.
Class (n.) A set; a kind or description, species or variety.
Class (n.) One of the sections into which a church or congregation is divided, and which is under the supervision of a class leader.
Classed (imp. & p. p.) of Class.
Classing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Class.
Class (n.) To arrange in classes; to classify or refer to some class; as, to class words or passages.
Class (n.) To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.
Class (v. i.) To grouped or classed.
Classible (a.) Capable of being classed.
Classic (n.) Alt. of Classical
Classical (n.) Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
Classical (n.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
Classical (n.) Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
Classic (n.) A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language.
Classic (n.) One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature.
Classicalism (n.) A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism.
Classicalism (n.) Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
Classicalist (n.) One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art.