<B>clayey, </B>adjective, <B>clayier,</B> <B>clayiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or like clay. <DD><B> 2. </B>covered or smeared with clay. </DL>
<B>Claymation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) animation of clay figures filmed in action, especially for use in cartoons and commercials. <BR> <I>Ex. The television commercials featured Claymation (clay animation) raisins, dressed in sunglasses, white gloves, and sneakers, who sang and danced (Bonnie B. Reece).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="claymineral">
<B>clay mineral,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of finely divided, crystalline, hydrous aluminum silicates, found in sedimentary rocks and soils. Clay minerals adsorb large amounts of water. </DL>
<A NAME="claymore">
<B>claymore, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Historical.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a heavy, two-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders, once their national weapon. <DD><B> 2. </B>the basket-hilted, often single-edged broadsword of the Highlanders. <DD><B> 3. </B>Also <B>Claymore.</B> <B>=claymore mine.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="claymore">
<B>claymore</B> or <B>Claymore mine,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an electrically detonated mine that sprays small metal pellets in a wide arch. <BR> <I>Ex. The Vietcong set off a Claymore mine ... in front of the leading vehicle in the convoy (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="claypan">
<B>claypan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(U.S.) a layer of clay in the soil. <DD><B> 2. </B>(in Australia) a slight depression or shallow hole in the surface of the ground, having a bottom of clay or silt. </DL>
<A NAME="claypigeon">
<B>clay pigeon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a saucerlike clay target thrown in the air or released from the trap in trapshooting. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) a person in a vulnerable position. </DL>
<A NAME="claystone">
<B>clay stone,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a concretion found in alluvial clay deposits. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=argillite.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) an earthy feldspar. </DL>
<A NAME="claytonia">
<B>claytonia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any plant of a genus of low, rather succulent, chiefly North American, perennial herbs of the purslane family; spring beauty. </DL>
<A NAME="clc">
<B>C.L.C.</B> or <B>CLC</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Canadian Labour Congress. </DL>
<A NAME="cle">
<B>-cle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix.) <DD><B> 1. </B>little, as in <I>corpuscle, particle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>other meanings, as in <I>receptacle, vehicle.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cleading">
<B>cleading, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Scottish.) clothing. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Engineering) and (Architecture.) a covering, casing, or lining, such as the felting put around steam pipes to prevent radiation. </DL>
<A NAME="clean">
<B>clean, </B>adjective, adverb, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>free from dirt or filth; not soiled or stained. <BR> <I>Ex. clean clothes. Soap and water make us clean.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having clean habits. <BR> <I>Ex. Cats are clean animals.</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>pure or innocent. <BR> <I>Ex. a man of good and clean life. The saint had a clean heart.</I> (SYN) virtuous. <DD><B> b. </B>morally pure or proper; free of obscenity; decent. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean joke, a clean show.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(U.S. Slang.) with no criminal record or without guilt. <BR> <I>Ex. The suspect claimed that he was clean.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>fair; honest. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean fight, a clean fighter.</I> <DD><B> 5a. </B>clear, even, or regular; with no ragged edges. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean cut, the clean features of a handsome face.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>well-shaped; trim. <BR> <I>Ex. an airplane with clean, sleek lines.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>complete; entire; total. <BR> <I>Ex. to make a clean break with the past.</I> <DD><B> 7a. </B>free from foreign matter; pure; unmixed. <BR> <I>Ex. a seam of good clean coal (R. Brough Smyth).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(U.S. Slang.) without any weapons on one. <BR> <I>Ex. The gunman was caught, but by that time he was clean.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(U.S. Slang.) free from the use of narcotics. <DD><B> d. </B>(U.S. Slang.) without money; penniless. <DD><B> 8. </B>causing little or no radioactive fallout. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean nuclear bomb.</I> <DD><B> 9a. </B>fit for food. <BR> <I>Ex. Moslems and Jews do not consider pork a clean meat.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(of persons) free from ceremonial defilement according to Biblical law. <BR> <I>Ex. every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it (Numbers 18:11).</I> <DD><B> 10. </B>clever; skillful. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean performance.</I> <DD><B> 11a. </B>(of written or typed copy) free from errors or corrections; final; fair. <DD><B> b. </B>(of printer's proofs) relatively free from corrections or alterations. <DD><B> 12. </B>clear of obstructions; free from rocks or snags. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean coast, a clean harbor.</I> <DD><B> 13. </B>of a ship: <DD><B> a. </B>having its bottom free of barnacles or other growths or adhesions. <DD><B> b. </B>having no cargo in its holds; empty. <BR> <I>Ex. The ship returned home clean.</I> <DD><B> 14. </B>(Obsolete.) (of gems) free from anything that dims luster or transparency; clear. <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>completely; entirely; totally. <BR> <I>Ex. The horse jumped clean over the brook.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in a clean manner; cleanly; so as to leave no dirt behind. <BR> <I>Ex. The room must be clean swept.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>dexterously; adroitly. <BR> <I>Ex. Pope came off clean with Homer (John Henley).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make clean; cleanse. <BR> <I>Ex. to clean a room. Washing cleans cloths.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to clear (arable land) of weeds, grass, or trees. <DD><B> 3. </B>to clear (a ship's bottom) of barnacles, shells, or other debris. <DD><B> 4. </B>to remove from (fish or the like) the parts unfit for food. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to undergo cleaning; admit of being cleaned. <BR> <I>Ex. The new rifle cleans easily.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to do cleaning; perform a cleaning process. <BR> <I>Ex. Ships go there to clean. I'm going to clean this morning.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>clean out,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to make clean by emptying. </I> <I>Ex. The premises were completely cleaned out. Clean out your desk.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to empty; use up; exhaust. <BR> <I>Ex. The boys cleaned out a whole box of cookies. There is a great danger that a man's first life story shall clean him out, so to speak, of his best thoughts (Oliver Wendell Holmes).</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(Informal.) to eject (undesirable people) from a place. <BR> <I>Ex. I'd go up and clean 'em out (Stewart Edward White).</I> <DD><B> d. </B>(Slang.) to deprive of money; rook. <BR> <I>Ex. He ... cleaned me out, but I can go and earn some more (Dickens).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>clean up,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to make clean by removing dirt, rubbish, or other debris. </I> <I>Ex. They were all busy cleaning up the grounds.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to put in order. <BR> <I>Ex. On the last day of school the children of the class cleaned up the contents of all the desks, drawers, and chests in the room.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(Informal.) to finish; complete. <BR> <I>Ex. I cleaned up all my work.</I> <DD><B> d. </B>to free of undesirable persons. <BR> <I>Ex. the task of cleaning up New York.</I> <DD><B> e. </B>(Slang.) to make money; profit. <BR> <I>Ex. We ought to clean up five dollars a thousand on our mill (Stewart Edward White).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>come clean,</B> </I>(Slang.) to confess fully; tell everything; tell the whole truth. <BR> <I>Ex. To come clean, after making the trip twice this year, I found the city (N.Y.) exceedingly oppressive (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> adj. <B>cleanable.</B> noun <B>cleanness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cleanability">
<B>cleanability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being cleanable; the character of being cleaned, especially repeatedly and well. </DL>
<A NAME="cleanandjerk">
<B>clean and jerk,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an exercise in weight lifting in which the barbell is lifted from the floor, brought to rest against the chest, and raised above the head. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to execute a clean and jerk. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to lift (a weight) in this exercise. </DL>
<A NAME="cleancut">
<B>clean-cut, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having clear, sharp, outlines. <BR> <I>Ex. He has a clean-cut profile.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>well-shaped. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) clear; definite; distinct. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean-cut statement of fact.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) having a neat and wholesome look. <BR> <I>Ex. a clean-cut young man.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cleandown">
<B>clean-down, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> an agreement requiring a company to reduce its debt and renegotiate the terms of its loans. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or related to a clean-down. <BR> <I>Ex. Mr. Ullman said such "clean-down" requirements were standard in most working capital agreements (Stephanie Strom).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cleaner">
<B>cleaner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person whose work is keeping buildings, windows, or other objects clean. <DD><B> 2. </B>a tool or machine for cleaning. <DD><B> 3. </B>anything that removes dirt, grease, or stains. <DD><B> 4a. </B>a dry-cleaning establishment. <DD><B> b. </B>a person who owns or operates a dry-cleaning establishment. </DL>
<A NAME="cleanhanded">
<B>clean-handed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not guilty of wrongdoing; free from blame. noun <B>clean-handedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cleanhands">
<B>clean hands,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> freedom from blame, guilt, or wrongdoing. </DL>
<A NAME="cleaningwoman">
<B>cleaning woman,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a woman who does house cleaning or cleaning in office buildings; charwoman. </DL>
<A NAME="cleanlimbed">
<B>clean-limbed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having well-shaped limbs; well-proportioned; lithe. </DL>
<A NAME="cleanliving">
<B>clean-living, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> leading a physically and morally clean life; neat and decent in character, habits, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="cleanly">
<B>cleanly</B> (1), adjective, <B>-lier,</B> <B>-liest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>clean; always, or nearly always, clean. <BR> <I>Ex. A cat is a cleanly animal.</I> (SYN) neat, tidy. <DD><B> b. </B>(of personal belongings) habitually kept clean. (SYN) neat, tidy. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) morally or spiritually clean; pure; innocent adv. <B>cleanlily.</B> noun <B>cleanliness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cleanly">
<B>cleanly</B> (2), adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in a clean manner; clearly; neatly; exactly. <BR> <I>Ex. The butcher's knife cut cleanly through the meat.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) ably; cleverly; adroitly; artfully. </DL>
