SYNONYMS: near, nearby
4 People who are close are very friendly with each other and know each other well.
5 If the weather is close, it is uncomfortably warm and stuffy.
NOUN 6 a street that is closed at one end • We live in Park Close.
closely ADVERB
close-up close-ups
Said “klohss-up” NOUN A close-up in a film or a photograph is taken at very close range and shows things in great detail.
cloth cloths
NOUN 1 fabric made by a process such as weaving
2 a piece of material used for wiping or protecting things
clothes
PLURAL NOUN things people wear on their bodies
cloud clouds
NOUN 1 a mass of water vapour that is seen as a white or grey patch in the sky
2 A cloud of smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air.
cloudy cloudier, cloudiest
ADJECTIVE 1 full of clouds • The sky was cloudy.
SYNONYMS: dull, overcast
2 difficult to see through • a cloudy liquid
SYNONYM: murky
clover
NOUN a small plant with leaves made up of three similar parts
clown clowns
NOUN a circus performer who wears funny clothes and make-up and does silly things to make people laugh
club clubs
NOUN 1 a group of people with similar interests, who meet regularly. The place where they meet is also called a club. • a youth club
2 a team that competes in sports competitions
clue clues
NOUN something that helps solve a problem or mystery • Police have found clues to the robbery.
clueless
ADJECTIVE INFORMAL If you say that someone is clueless, you think they are stupid and not able to do things properly.
clump clumps
NOUN a small group of things growing or standing close together • a clump of trees
clumsy clumsier, clumsiest
ADJECTIVE moving awkwardly and carelessly
SYNONYMS: awkward, ungainly
clumsily ADVERB
clung
VERB the past tense and past participle of cling (#ulink_3809a8cc-2b60-5df6-95d0-13e6462c0dfe)
cluster clusters, clustering, clustered
NOUN 1 a group of things together • There is a cluster of houses by the lake.
VERB 2 If people cluster together, they stay together in a close group.
[from Old English clyster meaning bunch of grapes]
clutch clutches, clutching, clutched
VERB If you clutch something, you hold it tightly or seize it.
clutter clutters, cluttering, cluttered
NOUN 1 an untidy mess
VERB 2 Things that clutter a place fill it and make it untidy.
coach coaches, coaching, coached
NOUN 1 a large bus that takes passengers on long journeys