<B>clutter, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a number of things scattered or left in disorder; litter; confusion. <BR> <I>Ex. It was hard to find the lost pen in the clutter of his desk.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a confused noise; loud clatter; hubbub. <DD><B> 3. </B>images of interference on radar. <BR> <I>Ex. They will also study "clutter" on radar screens--false signals caused by clouds, rain, patches of warm and cool air, high buildings, and even birds (London Times).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to litter with things in confusion. <BR> <I>Ex. Her desk was all cluttered with old papers, strings, and other odds and ends.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to throw into mental confusion and disorder. <BR> <I>Ex. She cluttered her mind with trivialities.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a confused noise; clatter loudly. <DD><B> 2. </B>to run in crowded and bustling disorder. <DD><B> 3. </B>to run together; collect; crowd. </DL>
<A NAME="cluttery">
<B>cluttery, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> somewhat cluttered or disordered. <BR> <I>Ex. We have seen heavy, cluttery pieces [of writing], with faults clinging to them like barnacles, lifted out of their trouble by the accurate fire of the grammarian (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="clydesdale">
<B>Clydesdale, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of strong draft horse with long, flowing hair below the knee and the hock, popular for pulling wagons in parades. </DL>
<A NAME="clydesdaleterrier">
<B>Clydesdale terrier,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any dog of a variety of small Skye terriers. </DL>
<A NAME="clydesider">
<B>Clydesider, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who lives on or near the bank of the river Clyde in Scotland. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of that segment of the Labour Party in Great Britain whose leaders are associated with Glasgow and the neighboring industrial area. </DL>
<A NAME="clymene">
<B>Clymene, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Mythology.) the mother of Atlas and Prometheus. </DL>
<A NAME="clypeal">
<B>clypeal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the clypeus. <BR> <I>Ex. the clypeal region.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="clypeate">
<B>clypeate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) <DD><B> 1. </B>shaped like a round shield or buckler; clypeiform. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a clypeus. <BR> <I>Ex. a clypeate insect.</I> </DL>
<B>clypeiform, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> shaped like a round shield; clypeate. </DL>
<A NAME="clypeus">
<B>clypeus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ei.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a shieldlike plate on the front part of the head of an insect, above the mouth. </DL>
<A NAME="clyster">
<B>clyster, </B>noun. <B>=enema.</B></DL>
<A NAME="clytemnestra">
<B>Clytemnestra</B> or <B>Clytaemnestra, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Legend.) the wife of Agamemnon and half sister of Helen. With her lover Aegisthus, she killed Agamemnon on his return from Troy, and was afterwards slain by her son Orestes. </DL>
<A NAME="cm">
<B>cm.</B> or <B>cm</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> centimeter or centimeters. </DL>
<A NAME="cm">
<B>c.m.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD><B> 1. </B>church missionary. <DD><B> 2. </B>circular mill. <DD><B> 3. </B>corresponding member. <DD><B> 4. </B>countermarked. </DL>
<A NAME="cm">
<B>Cm</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> curium (chemical element). </DL>
<B>CMA</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Canadian Medical Association. </DL>
<A NAME="cmdg">
<B>Cmdg.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> commanding. </DL>
<A NAME="cmdr">
<B>Cmdr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> commander. </DL>
<A NAME="cmg">
<B>C.M.G.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Companion of (the Order of) St. Michael and St. George. </DL>
<A NAME="cml">
<B>cml.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> commercial. </DL>
<A NAME="cmtc">
<B>C.M.T.C.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) Citizens' Military Training Camp. </DL>
<A NAME="cmu">
<B>CMU</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Canadian Maritime Union. </DL>
<A NAME="cn">
<B>CN</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>chloroacetophenone (a tear gas). <DD><B> 2. </B>credit note. </DL>
<A NAME="cnd">
<B>CND</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. </DL>
<A NAME="cnemis">
<B>cnemis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) the leg from knee to ankle; tibia. </DL>
<A NAME="cnidoblast">
<B>cnidoblast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the cell in which a nematocyst (a stinging process on a coelenterate) is developed. </DL>
<A NAME="cnidocil">
<B>cnidocil, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the external, irritable, ciliary process of a cnidoblast. <BR> <I>Ex. Each nematocyst is included in an interstitial cell that has been modified as a cnidoblast, on the exterior of which is a triggerlike cnidocil (Tracy I. Storer).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cno">
<B>CNO</B> (no periods) or <B>C.N.O.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Chief of Naval Operations. </DL>
<A NAME="cnote">
<B>C-note, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a hundred-dollar bill. </DL>
<A NAME="cns">
<B>CNS</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> central nervous system. </DL>
<A NAME="co">
<B>co-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) a form of <B>com-.</B> <DD><B> 1. </B>with; together. <BR> <I>Ex. Cooperate = to act with or together.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>joint; fellow. <BR> <I>Ex. Coauthor = a joint or fellow author.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>equally. <BR> <I>Ex. Coextensive = equally extensive.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Mathematics.) complement. <BR> <I>Ex. Cosine = sine of the complement (of a given angle or arc).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="co">
<B>c/o</B> (no periods) or <B>c.o.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>carried over. <DD><B> 2. </B>in care of. </DL>
<A NAME="co">
<B>Co</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> cobalt (chemical element). </DL>
<A NAME="co">
<B>Co.</B> or <B>co.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>company. <DD><B> 2. </B>county. </DL>
<A NAME="co">
<B>CO</B> (no periods) or <B>C.O.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD><B> 1. </B>cash order. <DD><B> 2. </B>Colorado (with postal Zip Code). <DD><B> 3. </B>commanding officer. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Informal.) conscientious objector. </DL>
<A NAME="coacervate">
<B>coacervate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) droplets of liquid that form in a lyophilic solution before the precipitation of solid material. noun <B>coacervation.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="coach">
<B>coach, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a large, old-fashioned, closed carriage with seats inside. It was usually pulled by horses. Those which carried passengers along a regular run, with stops for meals and fresh horses, often had seats on top too. (SYN) stagecoach. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a passenger car of a railroad train; day coach. <BR> <I>Ex. The coach seats were filled with commuters on their way home.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a class of passenger accommodations on a commercial aircraft at lower rates than first class. <DD><B> 3. </B>a closed automobile like a sedan. <DD><B> 4. </B>a bus; motor coach. <BR> <I>Ex. The coach bumped along the road picking up passengers for Boston.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>a person who teaches or trains athletic teams, actors, singers, etc.. <BR> <I>Ex. a football coach, a drama coach, a singing coach.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Baseball.) a person stationed near first or third base to direct base runners and the batter. <DD><B> 7. </B>a private teacher who helps a student prepare for a special test. (SYN) tutor. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to train or teach; instruct. <BR> <I>Ex. He coaches the football team. She coached me in chess.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to direct (a base runner or a batter) in baseball. <DD><B> 3. </B>to help to prepare for a special test. <DD><B> 4. </B>to carry in a coach. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to act as a coach. <BR> <I>Ex. He coaches at a small college.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Baseball.) to direct the batter and base runners from a coach's box. <DD><B> 3. </B>to study with or be instructed by a coach. <DD><B> 4. </B>to ride in a coach. </DL>
<A NAME="coachandfour">
<B>coach-and-four, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a coach pulled by four horses. <BR> <I>Ex. ... a coach-and-four would come trundling from a distance, the horses' hoofbeats pounding (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coachbox">
<B>coach box,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the seat occupied by the driver of a coach. </DL>
<A NAME="coachbuilder">
<B>coachbuilder, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a person who designs or builds automobile bodies. </DL>
<A NAME="coachbuilding">
<B>coachbuilding, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) the designing or building of bodies for automobiles. </DL>
<A NAME="coachdog">
<B>coach dog,</B> <B>=Dalmatian.</B></DL>
<A NAME="coachee">
<B>coachee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a driver of a coach, especially a public coach; coachman. </DL>
<B>coachfellow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>either of a pair of coach horses. <DD><B> 2. </B>a close companion; comrade. </DL>
<A NAME="coachful">
<B>coachful, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fuls.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> as many as a coach will hold. </DL>
<A NAME="coachhorse">
<B>coach horse,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a horse used to draw a coach, especially a heavy harness horse. </DL>
<A NAME="coachhouse">
<B>coach house,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a building or outhouse for a coach or carriage. </DL>
<A NAME="coaching">
<B>coaching, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the profession or work of a coach. <DD><B> 2. </B>instruction given by a coach. </DL>
<A NAME="coachload">
<B>coachload, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) as much as a coach can hold or carry. </DL>
<A NAME="coachman">
<B>coachman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a man who drives a coach or carriage. <DD><B> 2. </B>an artificial fishing fly with white wings, brown hackle, and green body. </DL>
<A NAME="coachmanship">
<B>coachmanship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the work of a coachman; skill in driving a coach. </DL>
<B>coachwhip snake,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a harmless snake related to the black snake, having a long, slender body with scales arranged like the braids of a whip. </DL>
<A NAME="coachwork">
<B>coachwork, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the trim and finishing work applied to the body of an automobile. </DL>
<A NAME="coact">
<B>coact, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to enact together with others. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to act together. </DL>
