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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Click BeetlenounMWEable to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking soundverifiedMay 18, 2026
click offverbMWEto perform or finish an action rapidlyverifiedJun 3, 2026
click openverbMWEto open with a clicking soundverifiedJun 3, 2026
Client ApplicationnounMWEA system entity, usually a computer process acting on behalf of a human user, that makes use of a service provided by a server.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Client-Centered TherapynounMWEa method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each sessionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff BrakenounMWEany of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff DivingnounMWEdiving into the water from a steep overhanging cliffverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff DwellernounMWEa member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of cavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff DwellingnounMWEa rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliffverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff PenstemonnounMWEone of the West's most beautiful wildflowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff RosenounMWEtufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cliff SwallownounMWENorth American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and wallsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climate ChangenounMWEa change in the world's climateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climatic ZonenounMWEany of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitudeverifiedMay 18, 2026
climb downverbMWEto come downverifiedJun 3, 2026
climb onverbMWEto get up on the back ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
climb upverbMWEto appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrilsverifiedJun 3, 2026
Climbing Bird's Nest FernnounMWEtropical Africa to Australasia and PolynesiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing BittersweetnounMWEtwining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing BonesetnounMWEherb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing CorydalisnounMWEannual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing FernnounMWEany of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twiningverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing FramenounMWEa framework of bars or logs for children to climb onverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing Hemp-VinenounMWEherb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing HempweednounMWEherb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing HydrangeanounMWEclimbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing IronnounMWEan iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing LilynounMWEany plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and AsiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing MaidenhairnounMWEtropical fern widespread in Old WorldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing Maidenhair FernnounMWEtropical fern widespread in Old WorldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing OnionnounMWEmuch-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing PerchnounMWEa small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe airverifiedMay 18, 2026
Climbing SalamandernounMWEany of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Cling FilmnounMWEa thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itselfverifiedMay 18, 2026
cling toverbMWEto hold firmly, usually with one's handsverifiedJun 3, 2026
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996nounMWEAlso known as Information Technology Management Reform Act. A statute that substantially revised the way that IT resources are managed and procured, including a requirement that each agency design and implement a process for maximizing the value and assessing and managing the risks of IT investments.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Clinical AnatomynounMWEthe practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical DepressionnounMWEa state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical interventionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical NeurologynounMWE(neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disordersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical PsychologistnounMWEa therapist who deals with mental and emotional disordersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behaviorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical TestnounMWEa rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical ThermometernounMWEa mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinical TrialnounMWEa rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinid FishnounMWEmostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass bedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinker BlocknounMWEa light concrete building block made with cinder aggregateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clinker BricknounMWEa hard brick used as a paving stoneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clip ArtnounMWEready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a documentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clip ArtistnounMWEa swindler who fleeces the victimverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clip JointnounMWEa place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clip LeadnounMWEa short piece of wire with alligator clips on both endsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clipper ShipnounMWEa fast sailing ship used in former timesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clitoral VeinnounMWEveins that serve the clitorisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clock DialnounMWEthe face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the dayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clock FacenounMWEthe face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the dayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clock GolfnounMWEa form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the holeverifiedMay 18, 2026
clock inverbMWEto register one's arrival at workverifiedJun 3, 2026
clock offverbMWEto register one's departure from workverifiedJun 3, 2026
clock onverbMWEto register one's arrival at workverifiedJun 3, 2026
clock outverbMWEto register one's departure from workverifiedJun 3, 2026
Clock PendulumnounMWEa physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clock RadionounMWEa radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automaticallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clock TimenounMWEa reading of a point in time as given by a clockverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clock TowernounMWEa tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
clock upverbMWEto record a distance travelledverifiedJun 3, 2026
Clock WatchernounMWEa worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clockwise RotationnounMWErotation to the rightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clockwork UniversenounMWEthe view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanicsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clog DancenounMWEa dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden solesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clog DancernounMWEsomeone who does clog dancingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clog DancingnounMWEa dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden solesverifiedMay 18, 2026
clog upverbMWEto become or cause to become obstructedverifiedJun 3, 2026
Clomiphene CitratenounMWEa fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple birthsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Clopidogrel BisulfatenounMWEa blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Close at HandadjectiveMWEclose in spacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Close CallnounMWEsomething achieved (or escaped) by a narrow marginverifiedMay 18, 2026
Close CorporationnounMWEa corporation owned by a few peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
close downverbMWEto cease to operate or cause to cease operatingverifiedJun 3, 2026
close inverbMWEto advance or converge onverifiedJun 3, 2026
close offverbMWEto block off the passage throughverifiedJun 3, 2026
Close OrdernounMWEa military formation for drill or marchingverifiedMay 18, 2026
close outverbMWEto terminate by selling off or disposing ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
Close QuartersnounMWEa situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Close ShavenounMWEsomething achieved (or escaped) by a narrow marginverifiedMay 18, 2026
Close SupportnounMWEclose-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Close Supporting FirenounMWEfire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Close toadverbMWE(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correctcandidateMay 18, 2026
Close to the WindadverbMWEnearly opposite to the direction from which wind is comingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Close TogetheradjectiveMWElocated close togethercandidateMay 18, 2026
close upverbMWEto unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges ofverifiedJun 3, 2026
Close UpadverbMWEvery closecandidateMay 18, 2026
Close-Order DrillnounMWE(military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Close-Quarter FightingnounMWEhand-to-hand fighting at close quartersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Closed BooknounMWEsomething that baffles understanding and cannot be explainedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Closed ChainnounMWE(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loopverifiedMay 18, 2026
Closed CircuitnounMWEa complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Closed CorporationnounMWEa corporation owned by a few peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Closed CoupletnounMWEa rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unitverifiedMay 18, 2026
Closed CurvenounMWEa curve (such as a circle) having no endpointsverifiedMay 18, 2026