Index of English words, starting with "cl"

(1) - Clan (n.) A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
(2) - Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.

(1) - Clandestine (a.) Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage.

(1) - Clang (n.) Quality of tone.
(2) - Clang (n.) A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.
(3) - Clang (v. i.) To give out a clang; to resound.
(4) - Clang (v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.