Index of English words, starting with "cl"

(1) - Clam (v. t. & i.) To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
(2) - Clam (n.) A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
(3) - Clam (n.) Claminess; moisture.
(4) - Clam (v. i.) To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
(5) - Clam (v. t.) To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
(6) - Clam (v. t.) A kind of vise, usually of wood.
(7) - Clam (v. t.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
(8) - Clam (v. t.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.

(1) - Clamant (a.) Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously.

(1) - Clamatorial (a.) Like or pertaining to the Clamatores.

(1) - Clambake (n.) The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion.

(1) - Clamber (v. t.) To ascend by climbing with difficulty.
(2) - Clamber (n.) The act of clambering.
(3) - Clamber (v. i.) To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively.