CLOGGING
CLOGGING, participle present tense Putting on a clog; loading with incumbrance; obstructing; impeding.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CLOGGY
CLOGGY, adjective That clogs, or has power to clog; thick; gross.
CLOISTER
CLOISTER, noun1. Literally, a close; a close, or inclosed place. A monastery or nunnery; a house inhabited by monks or nuns. In a more limited sense, the principal part of a reg...
CLOISTERAL
CLOISTERAL, adjective Confined to a cloister; retired from the world; recluse.
CLOISTERED
CLOISTERED, participle passive1. Shut up in a cloister; inhabiting a monastery.2.adjective Solitary; retired from the world.3. Built with peristyles or piazzas; inclosed.
CLOISTERING
CLOISTERING, participle present tense Shutting up in a monastery; confining; secluding from the world.
CLOISTRESS
CLOISTRESS, noun A nun; a woman who has vowed religious retirement.
CLOKE
CLOKE, noun1. A loose outer garment worn over other clothes both by men and women.He was clad with zeal as a cloke Isaiah 59:17.2. A cover; that which conceals; a disguise or pr...
CLOKE-BAG
CLOKE-BAG, noun A bag in which a cloke or other clothes are carried; a portmanteau.
CLOKED
CLOKED, participle passive Covered with a cloke; concealed under a cover.
CLOKING
CLOKING, participle present tense Covering with a cloke; hiding under an external covering.
CLOMB
CLOMB, preterit tense of climb.
CLONG
CLONG, old part. Of cling.
CLONIC
CLONIC, adjective Shaking; convulsive; irregular; as clonic spasm.
CLOOM
CLOOM, verb transitive To close with glutinous matter.
CLOSE
CLOSE, verb transitive1. To shut; to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to intercept a passage, in almost any manner; as, to close the eyes; to...
CLOSE-BANDED
CLOSE-BANDED, adjective Being in close order; closely united.
CLOSE-BODIED
CLOSE-BODIED, adjective Fitting the body exactly; setting close; as a garment.
CLOSE-COMPACTED
CLOSE-COMPACTED, adjective Being in compact order; compact.
CLOSE-COUCHED
CLOSE-COUCHED, adjective Quite concealed.
CLOSE-CURTAINED
CLOSE-CURTAINED, adjective Inclosed or surrounded with curtains.
CLOSE-FISTED
CLOSE-FISTED, adjective Covetous; niggardly.
CLOSE-HANDED
CLOSE-HANDED, adjective Covetous; penurious.
CLOSE-HANDEDNESS
CLOSE-HANDEDNESS, noun Covetousness.
CLOSE-HAULED
CLOSE-HAULED, adjective In seamanship, having the tacks or lower corners of the sails drawn close to the side to windward, and the sheets hauled close aft, in sailing near the w...
CLOSE-PENT
CLOSE-PENT, adjective Shut close.
CLOSE-QUARTERS
CLOSE-QUARTERS, noun Strong barriers of wood used in a ship for defense when the ship is boarded.