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Clapped OutadjectiveMWEworn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)candidate
Claret CupnounMWEa punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruitverified
Clarified ButternounMWEbutter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solidsverified
Class ActionnounMWEa lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the groupverified
Class CyanobacterianounMWEphotosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilinsverified
Class CyanophyceaenounMWEphotosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilinsverified
Class CycadopsidanounMWEpalmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct ordersverified
Class FeelingnounMWEfeelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward anotherverified
Class ListnounMWEa list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinationsverified
Class StrugglenounMWEconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)verified
Class WarnounMWEconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)verified
Class WarfarenounMWEconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)verified
Class-Action SuitnounMWEa lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the groupverified
classes of usernounMWEA grouping mechanism used in access-control policy and governance by which individual accounts or principals are aggregated into named categories that share a common privilege profile, trust level, or functional responsibility. Unlike a single role tied to one job function, a "class of users" operates at a higher level of abstraction — it may encompass multiple roles, account types (e.g., privileged, non-privileged, service accounts), or populations (e.g., internal users, contractors, administrators) that warrant the same set of access rights and the same oversight treatment. In practice, standards such as NIST SP 800-53 require organizations to periodically review "the privileges assigned to roles or classes of users to validate the need for such privileges," recognizing that privilege requirements change over time with shifts in mission, technology, or threat. NIST SP 800-171A similarly operationalizes the concept by requiring that organizations define the frequency at which privileges assigned to roles or classes of users are reviewed, and then actually perform that review to validate continued need.verified
Classical BalletnounMWEa style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movementsverified
Classical ConditioningnounMWEconditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflexverified
Classical MusicnounMWEtraditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical tasteverified
Classical StylenounMWEthe artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmonyverified
Classified AdnounMWEa short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same typeverified
Classified AdvertisementnounMWEa short ad in a newspaper or magazine, usually in small print and appearing along with other ads of the same typeverified
Classified InformationnounMWEInformation that has been determined: (i) pursuant to Executive Order 12958 as amended by Executive Order 13292, or any predecessor Order, to be classified national security information; or (ii) pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to be Restricted Data (RD).verified
Classified Information SpillagenounMWESecurity incident that occurs whenever classified data is spilled either onto an unclassified information system or to an information system with a lower level of classification.verified
Classified National Security InformationnounMWEInformation that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 13526 or any predecessor order to require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary form.verified
Classified StocknounMWEcommon stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does notverified
Classifying AdjectivenounMWEan adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument')verified
Clean and JerknounMWEa weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overheadverified
Clean Bill of HealthnounMWEan assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good conditionverified
Cleanup PositionnounMWE(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)verified
Cleanup SpotnounMWEthe fourth position in the batting order usually filled by the best batter on the teamverified
Clear and Present DangernounMWEa standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridgedverified
Clear Liquid DietnounMWEa diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin)verified
Clear-Air TurbulencenounMWEstrong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdraftsverified
Clearing CorporationnounMWEAlso known as a clearing house or clearing house association. A central processing mechanism whereby members agree to net, clear, and settle transactions involving financial instruments. Clearing corporations fulfill one or all of the following functions: Net many trades so that the number and the amount of payments that have to be made are minimized, determine money obligations among traders, and guarantee that trades will go through by legally assuming the risk of payments not made or securities not delivered. The latter function is implied when it is stated that the clearing corporation becomes the "counterpart" to all trades entered into its system.verified
Clearing House AssociationsnounMWEVoluntary associations, formed by financial institutions that establish an exchange for checks drawn on them. Typically, institutions participating in check clearing houses use the Federal Reserve's National Settlement Service for the checks exchanged each business day.verified
Clearing House Interbank Payment Systems (CHIPS)nounMWEA "real time," multilateral, final payments system for large dollar value, business-to-business payment transactions between domestic or foreign institutions that have offices located in the United States. CHIPS is run by CHIP Co. LLC, a subsidiary of The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC.verified
Cleft FootnounMWEa deformity in which the space between the third and fourth toes extends up into the footverified
Clementine TreenounMWEa variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africaverified