Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z closylate p-chlorobenzenesulfonate clot A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. clotbur The burdock. clote The common burdock; the clotbur. cloth A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically. clothback A book bound in cloth. clothbound Wrapped in cloth. clothe To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing. clothed Wearing clothes or clothing. clothedness The state or condition of wearing clothes clothes Items of clothing; apparel. clothesbasket A basket for holding clothes to be laundered. clothesbrush A brush for the clothes. clothescare The care and maintenance of clothing. clotheshorse A frame on which laundry is hung to dry. clothesless Without clothes. clotheslessness Absence of clothes. clothesline A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry. clothesmaker One who makes clothes. clothesmaking The art or trade of a clothesmaker. clothesman Someone who sells clothes clothespin A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching. clothespole Synonym of clothesprop. clothesprop Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it. clotheswashing The act of washing clothes. clotheswoman A woman who sells old clothes. clothesy Of fashionable clothing. clothesyard The outdoor area of a house that is used for drying washing clothhead An unintelligent person. clothianidin A particular neonicotinoid insecticide. clothier A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing. clothify To give a cloth-like texture to. Clothilda A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Clotilda. clothing Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion. clothingless Without clothing; naked. clothism The belief in, or practice of, wearing clothes; opposition to nudism. clothist One who believes in, or practices, clothism. clothless Without cloth or a cloth. clothlessness Absence of cloth or of clothing. clothlike Resembling cloth. clothmaker A person who makes cloth. clothmaking The art or trade of a clothmaker. Clotho The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona. clothoid A plane curve whose curvature at any point is proportional to distance along it. clothoidal Having the form of a clothoid. clothwork The art or technique of making things from cloth. clothworker A textile worker. clothy Resembling cloth. clothyard An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches. Cloti The ship of characters Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7. clotiapine An atypical antipsychotic of the dibenzothiazepine chemical class. clotiazepam A thienodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties. Clotilda A female given name from the Germanic languages; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world. Clotilde A female given name from French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, of rare usage. clotrimazole An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals, C₂₂H₁₇ClN₂. clotshot An administration of a COVID vaccination, resulting in unexpected and untimely blood clots. clottability The quality or degree of being clottable. clottable Able to form clots. clotted Containing clots. clottedness The quality of being clotted. clotter A clot; a mass of clotted blood. clottiness The quality of being clotty. clotting Clotted material. clottish Like a clot; foolish, silly. clottishness The state or condition of being clottish; foolishness. clotty Full of clots, or clods. cloture In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so that a vote may be taken on the matter. For example, in the United States Senate, a three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture and terminate debate. clotweed cocklebur clou Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest. Clouatre A surname from French. cloud A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. cloudage Mass of clouds; cloudiness or cloud cover. cloudberry A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus. cloudborne Carried or transported by clouds. cloudburst A sudden heavy rainstorm. cloudbust A cloudburst. cloudbuster A pseudoscientific device supposed to drain clouds of orgone and thus cause rain. cloudbusting The use of a cloudbuster. cloudcapt Capped with clouds. cloudcast Overcast. Cloudcuckoolander An inhabitant of cloudcuckooland, an idealist, optimist, or similarly unrealistic person, particularly (fandom slang) a fictional character with an eccentric and absent-minded personality. clouded Filled with clouds; cloudy. cloudedly In a clouded way. clouden To make or become cloudy or clouded. cloudery A mass of clouds, or anything resembling clouds. Cloudesley A surname. cloudfall The flow of a cloud over a mountain ridge or cliff. cloudform The type or shape of a cloud. cloudfree Lacking clouds. cloudful Abounding with clouds, clouded, cloudy. cloudification The conversion and/or migration of data and application programs in order to make use of cloud computing. cloudifier An agent or substance that makes a drink, etc. cloudy. cloudify To convert and/or migrate data and application programs in order to make use of cloud computing. cloudily In a cloudy way. cloudiness Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy. clouding A cloudy appearance. cloudinid Any extinct animal in the family Cloudinidae. cloudish Resembling a cloud or clouds; cloudly; cloudlike. cloudland Dreamland, fantasy land. cloudless Without any clouds. cloudlessly Without clouds. cloudlessness Absence of clouds. cloudlet A little cloud. cloudlike Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy cloudline The line formed by the surface of clouds. cloudling A small or miniature cloud; an immature or formative stage in the development of a cloud. cloudly Of or pertaining to a cloud or clouds; cloudlike; cloudy; nebulous. cloudogram A visual representation of a phylogenetic network composed of superimposed trees cloudrunner Synonym of cloud rat. cloudscape A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds. cloudscraper A very tall building; a skyscraper. cloudseed To plant salt into a raincloud in order to trigger rainfall. cloudspotter One who engages in cloudspotting. cloudspotting The observation of clouds as a recreational activity. cloudtop The topmost layer of cloud. cloudward Synonym of upward. cloudwards Towards the clouds; upwards cloudwash To add the word "cloud" to a service or product in order to suggest support for cloud computing, with minimal changes to the product or service itself. cloudwashed Swept by or enshrouded in clouds. cloudwater Water obtained directly from clouds or mists rather than rainfall. cloudwise In the form of a cloud. cloudy Covered with or characterised by clouds. cloudywing Any of various butterflies, mostly of the genus Thorybes. clough A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge. Cloughaneely A district of County Donegal, Ireland. Cloughfold A suburban area in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8222). Cloughjordan A village in County Tipperary, Ireland. Cloughoge a village near Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland clour A field. Clouse A surname. Clouseau A surname from French. Clouseauesque Reminiscent of Inspector Clouseau, a bungling police detective in Blake Edwards' farcical Pink Panther series. Clouser A surname. Clouston A habitational surname from Old Norse. clout Influence or effectiveness, especially political. clouted Clotted; coagulated. clouter One who clouts or strikes. clouterly Clumsy; awkward. clouting The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody. cloutless Lacking (especially political) influence or effectiveness. clouts Clothes. clouty cotton clovamide The polyphenol derivative of rosmarinic acid (2S)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-[[(Z)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]amino]propanoic acid present in cacao Clovass A locality in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. clove A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. cloved Flavoured with cloves. cloveless Without cloves. Clovelly A small harbour village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3124). cloven Split, sundered, or divided. clovene The tricyclic sesquiterpene (1S,5S,8S)-4,4,8-trimethyltricyclo[6.3.1.0^(1,5)]dodec-2-ene present in clove oil