| CLEANHANDED | • cleanhanded adj. Alternative spelling of clean-handed. • clean-handed adj. (Chiefly UK) Innocent and candid; free from corruption. • CLEANHANDED adj. with clean hands. |
| CLEANLINESS | • cleanliness n. The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene. • cleanliness n. Ritual purity. • CLEANLINESS n. the state of being cleanly. |
| CLEANNESSES | • cleannesses n. Plural of cleanness. • CLEANNESS n. the state of being clean. |
| CLEARCOLING | • clearcoling v. Present participle of clearcole. • CLEARCOLE v. to coat with this, also CLAIRCOLLE. |
| CLEARHEADED | • clearheaded adj. Having the ability to think clearly and act appropriately. • clear-headed adj. Alternative spelling of clearheaded. • CLEARHEADED adj. having or showing a clear understanding. |
| CLEARNESSES | • clearnesses n. Plural of clearness. • CLEARNESS n. the state of being clear. |
| CLEISTOGAMY | • cleistogamy n. (Botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud. • CLEISTOGAMY n. the production of small flowers which do not open and in which self-pollination occurs, also CLISTOGAMY. |
| CLEMENTINES | • clementines n. Plural of clementine. • CLEMENTINE n. (French) a hybrid of orange and tangerine. |
| CLENBUTEROL | • clenbuterol n. (Pharmacology) The decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol. • CLENBUTEROL n. a drug used in the treatment of asthma, sometimes used illegally to enhance sporting performance. |
| CLEPTOCRACY | • cleptocracy n. Alternative form of kleptocracy. • CLEPTOCRACY n. rule by thieves, also KLEPTOCRACY. |
| CLEPTOMANIA | • cleptomania n. Dated form of kleptomania. • CLEPTOMANIA n. an obsessive urge to steal, driven by emotional disturbance rather than material need, also KLEPTOMANIA. |
| CLERGYWOMAN | • clergywoman n. An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy. • clergywoman n. A woman belonging to a clergyman’s family. • CLERGYWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of the clergy. |
| CLERGYWOMEN | • clergywomen n. Plural of clergywoman. • CLERGYWOMAN n. a woman who is a member of the clergy. |
| CLERICALISM | • clericalism n. Political or secular power invested in members of the clergy. • CLERICALISM n. a policy of maintaining or increasing the power of a religious hierarchy. |
| CLERICALIST | • clericalist adj. Of or pertaining to clericalism. • clericalist n. An advocate of clericalism. • CLERICALIST n. one who favors maintained or increased ecclesiastical power and influence. |
| CLERICITIES | • CLERICITY n. the state of being a clergyman. |
| CLERKLINESS | • clerkliness n. (Obsolete) scholarship. • CLERKLINESS n. the state of being clerkly. |
| CLEVERALITY | • cleverality n. (Formerly Scotland, now chiefly Ireland) cleverness. • CLEVERALITY n. (Scots) cleverness. |
| CLEVERDICKS | • clever␣dicks n. Plural of clever dick. • CLEVERDICK n. an annoyingly clever person. |