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 clattery Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome. clatty shabby, dirty, greasy. Clatworthy A small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST0530). Claud A male given name from Latin. Claude A male given name from Latin. claudetite A mineral composed of arsenic trioxide, chemical formula As₂O₃. Claudia A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius. Claudian Relating to Claudius (the Roman emperor) claudicant limping claudicate To limp as a result of claudication. claudication Limping. claudicatory Exhibiting or relating to claudication. claudin Any of a family of proteins that control the flow of molecules through the epithelium Claudine A female given name from French. Claudish The distinctive idiolect of the large language model Claude. Claudius A male given name from Latin. Claughton A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5666). claulansine A carbazole alkaloid found in Clausena. Claunch A surname. claurie Of one color. Claus A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek]. clausal Of, pertaining to, or constructed using clauses. clausamine Any of a number of carbazole alkaloids found in plants of genus Clausena. clausarin A coumarin isolated from the roots of Clausena pentaphylla. clause A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance. claused Having clauses. clausehood The property of being a clause. clauselike Resembling or characteristic of a clause. Clausell A surname. Clausen A surname from Danish. clausenamide A compound found in Clausena lansium. clausenolide A tetranortriterpenoid found in Clausena anisata. Clauser A surname. Clausewitz A surname. Clausewitzian Adhering to or described by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz. clausidiid Any copepod in the family Clausidiidae. clausification The process of converting logic statements into standard clauses. clausifier A method, algorithm or program that converts logic statements into standard clauses. clausify To convert logic statements into standard clauses clausiid Any copepod in the family Clausiidae. clausilial Relating to clausilia clausilid Any member of the Clausiliidae family of terrestrial snails. clausiliid Any snail in the family Clausiliidae. clausilium A calcareous "door" in the shells of door snails (of the family Clausiliidae clausine Any of a family of natural alkaloids based on 9H-carbazole-3-carbaldehyde. clausing A surname. clausmarin Any of a family of terpenoid coumarins found in citrus plants of the genus Clausena Clausmas Christmas as a celebration of Santa Claus. Clauson A surname. Claussen A surname. clausthalite A lead selenide mineral. claustral Of or pertaining to a cloister. claustrally In a claustral manner claustration Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister. claustrophile A person who has the condition of claustrophilia, a love of closed-in spaces. claustrophilia The love of, or arousal from, enclosed, tight places. claustrophiliac One who has claustrophilia. claustrophilic Of or relating to claustrophilia. claustrophobe One who suffers from claustrophobia. claustrophobia The abnormal fear of closed, tight places. claustrophobic Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. claustrophobically In a claustrophobic way. claustrum A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses clausula The conclusion of a passage; cadence. clausular Consisting of, or having, clauses. clausure The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. claut A kind of rake. Clav Nickname for Clavicular (born 2005), American streamer and PSL influencer in the incelosphere and manospere clava Synonym of gracile tubercle. clavacin patulin clavagellid Any bivalve in the family Clavagellidae. claval Relating to the clava clavam A molecule similar to a penam, but with an oxygen atom substituted for sulfur, such as clavulanic acid. clavariaceous Of or relating to the Clavariaceae. clavarioid Resembling the Clavaria, a genus of fungi. clavate Resembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end. clavated clavate; club-shaped clavately in a clavate fashion clavatin patulin clavatine Any of a group of alkaloids present in Lycopodium clavation A becoming clavate or club-like. clavatol A phenol produced by Aspergillus clavatus and observed as an impurity of clavatin clavatulid Any sea snail in the family Clavatulidae. clave A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave. clavecin harpsichord clavecinist A musician who plays the clavecin. Clavel A surname from French. clavelin A bottle of wine containing 62 centiliters of fluid, traditionally used for vin jaune. clavelinid Any tunicate in the family Clavelinidae. clavelization The inoculation of an animal against sheeppox. Clavell A surname. clavellate Minutely clavate; shaped like a little club. clavellated clavellate claver Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter. Claverdon A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP1964). Claverham A village in Yatton parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4466). Claveria A municipality of Cagayan, Philippines. clavering A surname. Claverley A village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7993). Claverol Any of a number of place names in Catalonia Claverton A small village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7864). claves A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound. Clavette A surname from French. claviature A keyboard, especially of a musical instrument. clavicembalo A harpsichord. clavicepitaceous Of or relating to the Clavicepitaceae. clavichord An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings. clavichordist Someone who plays the clavichord. clavicipitaceous Relating to fungi of the family Clavicipitaceae clavicipitoid Any fungus of the family Clavicipitaceae. clavicle The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone. clavicled Having a clavicle or clavicles; (in combination) having a specified kind of clavicle. clavicor A brass musical instrument that had three valves clavicorn Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles clavicular Of or relating to the clavicle. clavicularium An epiplastron of turtles that takes the place of a clavicle claviculate Of or relating to the clavicle. clavicylinder A musical instrument that had revolving glass cylinders that vibrated when cloth-covered levers, operated by a keyboard, were pressed against them clavicymbal An early form of harpsichord. clavicymbalum An early keyboard instrument and ancestor of the harpsichord. clavicytherium A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player. clavie A cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth. clavier The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. clavierist A musician who plays the clavier. clavieristic Characteristic of clavier music. claviform Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped. claviger One who carries a club; a club bearer. clavigerous Bearing a club. claviharp A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard. Clavijo A surname. clavilux A mechanical device for projecting lumia (an art form consisting of light patterns). Clavin A surname from Irish. clavinet An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound. claviola A form of melodica that was worn in the style of an accordion clavioline An electronic musical instrument with a keyboard and a separate amplifier and speaker unit, a forerunner to the analog synthesizer. clavipectoral Relating to the clavicle and the chest clavis A Roman key. clavisternomastoid clavicular and sternomastoid clavoid Any hydrozoan of the genus Clava clavolonine The heterocyclic ketone 8-hydroxy-15-methyllycopodan-5-one clavomere A flagellomere that is part of a clava clavoscalid A fused clavicle and scalid clavula A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins clavulanate Any salt or ester of clavulanic acid. clavulanic Of or pertaining to clavulanic acid or its derivatives. clavulariid Any soft coral of the family Clavulariidae clavule A club-shaped part of the receptacle of some fungi clavulone Any of a series of compounds, related to prostaglandins, that show anticancer activity clavuncula In the Apocynaceae, an enlarged, drum-shaped stigma whose sides and lower surface are the receptive zones. clavuncular Relating to the clavuncula.