--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 40 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/40/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 40 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Making an exact copy of a living thing, with the same genes, from one of its cells.[↗](../../cloning/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Making copies of plants from cuttings, which are clones of the parent plant.[↗](../../cloning/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computers) Copying something exactly, such as a hard drive or a website.[↗](../../cloning/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (crime) Copying someone's bank card or phone details secretly to steal money.[↗](../../cloning/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dolly the sheep was made by cloning.[↗](../../cloning/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Taking a cutting from a geranium is a kind of cloning.[↗](../../cloning/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Identical twins are natural clones of each other.[↗](../../cloning/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists debate whether cloning animals is fair.[↗](../../cloning/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Card cloning is when criminals copy your bank card.[↗](../../cloning/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We are cloning the project so each of us has a copy.[↗](../../cloning/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **clop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) The hollow knocking sound of a horse's hooves on a hard road.[↗](../../clop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To walk making that sound, like a horse on cobbles, or a person in hard heavy shoes.[↗](../../clop/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Clip-clop, clip-clop went the pony down the lane.[↗](../../clop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the clop of hooves outside the window.[↗](../../clop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse clopped slowly across the cobbled square.[↗](../../clop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister clopped around in Mum's high heels.[↗](../../clop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Clop, clop — the milk cart came round the corner.[↗](../../clop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The donkey's hooves clopped on the stones.[↗](../../clop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the poem, the clop of the horse woke the village.[↗](../../clop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **close** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To close is to shut, like a door, a book or your eyes.[↗](../../close/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To close is also to stop being open for people, like a shop closing at night.[↗](../../close/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Close (said «klohs») means near.[↗](../../close/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Close friends are very good friends.[↗](../../close/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A close game is one where the scores are nearly the same.[↗](../../close/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The store closes at 9:00.[↗](../../close/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Which number is closest to 50?[↗](../../close/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The park is close to school.[↗](../../close/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The library is closed on Sunday.[↗](../../close/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please close the window, it is cold.[↗](../../close/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Close your eyes and count to ten.[↗](../../close/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stand close to me in the crowd.[↗](../../close/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a close game: 3 to 2.[↗](../../close/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She is my close friend.[↗](../../close/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Close behind him some one followed.[↗](../../close/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean.[↗](../../close/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.19.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../close/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.[↗](../../close/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.37.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../close/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.[↗](../../close/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.25.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../close/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.[↗](../../close/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../close/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.[↗](../../close/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../close/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places.[↗](../../close/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.18.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../close/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **closely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Closely means carefully and with attention.[↗](../../closely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Closely means near in space or time.[↗](../../closely/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Closely means in a strong or near way, like closely related.[↗](../../closely/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Look closely at the leaf with the magnifying glass.[↗](../../closely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Listen closely to the instructions.[↗](../../closely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy followed closely behind me.[↗](../../closely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions and tigers are closely related.[↗](../../closely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Watch closely, I'll show you the trick.[↗](../../closely/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher works closely with parents.[↗](../../closely/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She closely resembles her mum.[↗](../../closely/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When he returned home, his brothers again questioned him closely:[↗](../../closely/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **closeness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Closeness is being near to something in space or time.[↗](../../closeness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Closeness is a strong, warm friendship or love between people.[↗](../../closeness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Closeness can also mean that the air in a room is warm and stuffy.[↗](../../closeness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The closeness of the two sisters was lovely to see.[↗](../../closeness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Because of the closeness of the shops, we walked there.[↗](../../closeness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The closeness of the score made the game exciting.[↗](../../closeness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Their closeness grew as they shared a tent at camp.[↗](../../closeness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The closeness of the room made me sleepy.[↗](../../closeness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dogs show closeness by staying next to their owners.[↗](../../closeness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **closer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Nearer in distance: «Come closer».[↗](../../closer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Nearer in time: «Closer to bedtime».[↗](../../closer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* More friendly or connected: «They became closer friends».[↗](../../closer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* More careful or exact: «Take a closer look».[↗](../../closer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Nearer to a number or answer: «Your guess was closer».[↗](../../closer/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Come closer so you can hear.[↗](../../closer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Take a closer look with the magnifying glass.[↗](../../closer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is 47 closer to 40 or to 50?[↗](../../closer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") It's closer to 50.[↗](../../closer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't go any closer to the edge.[↗](../../closer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My guess of 20 was closer than yours.[↗](../../closer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm is getting closer.[↗](../../closer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin and I became closer after the holiday.[↗](../../closer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The stars look closer than they are.[↗](../../closer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The others came closer to him.[↗](../../closer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.[↗](../../closer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.18.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../closer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **closest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Closest means the nearest of all.[↗](../../closest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Closest can mean the nearest in amount, the number with the smallest difference.[↗](../../closest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A closest friend is the friend you are nearest to.[↗](../../closest/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Which town is closest to the lake?[↗](../../closest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Round 47 to the closest ten.[↗](../../closest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Which number is closest to 100: 96 or 105?[↗](../../closest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The closest store is 2 miles away.[↗](../../closest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sun is the star closest to Earth.[↗](../../closest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Walk to the closest exit.[↗](../../closest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her guess was the closest to the real number.[↗](../../closest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom is my closest friend.[↗](../../closest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I am quite sure we shall become the closest of friends."[↗](../../closest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **closet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A closet is a small private room, used for rest, prayer or quiet work.[↗](../../closet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A closet is a cupboard for clothes or things, as in modern English.[↗](../../closet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He peeped inside the closet.[↗](../../closet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was resolved to go into the closet.[↗](../../closet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hang your coat in the closet.[↗](../../closet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince hid himself in a closet.[↗](../../closet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **closure** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The closing of a place or business, for a time or for ever (the closure of the road).[↗](../../closure/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A feeling that something sad or upsetting has ended and you can move on.[↗](../../closure/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something that closes a thing, like a lid or zip (formal).[↗](../../closure/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The road closure made us late.[↗](../../closure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Snow caused the closure of all the schools.[↗](../../closure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory closure meant many people lost their jobs.[↗](../../closure/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Saying goodbye gave her closure.[↗](../../closure/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the bottle's closure is tight.[↗](../../closure/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There will be a bridge closure all weekend.[↗](../../closure/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **clot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A clot is a thick, sticky lump that forms in a liquid, especially in blood.[↗](../../clot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To clot means to become thick and form lumps; blood clots to stop bleeding.[↗](../../clot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In British English, «a clot» is a silly, clumsy person (a mild, friendly insult).[↗](../../clot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* When you cut your finger, the blood starts to clot.[↗](../../clot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A scab is made from a dried blood clot.[↗](../../clot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the clot in his leg needed treatment.[↗](../../clot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Milk left out can clot into lumps.[↗](../../clot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scones with jam and clotted cream are a treat.[↗](../../clot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «You clot, you've put your jumper on backwards!» laughed my brother.[↗](../../clot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His keen starving eyes caught sight of a little red clot lying bright upon the green.[↗](../../clot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cloth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Cloth is material made by weaving or knitting threads, used for clothes, towels and curtains.[↗](../../cloth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A cloth is a piece of material used for cleaning or covering, like a dishcloth or a tablecloth.[↗](../../cloth/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She bought 5 meters of cloth.[↗](../../cloth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each dress needs 2 meters of cloth.[↗](../../cloth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cloth costs 4 dollars a yard.[↗](../../cloth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cut the cloth into 3 equal pieces.[↗](../../cloth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wipe the table with a damp cloth.[↗](../../cloth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum put a clean cloth on the table.[↗](../../cloth/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wool cloth keeps you warm.[↗](../../cloth/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The flag is made of cloth.[↗](../../cloth/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'What cloth is that?' asked he.[↗](../../cloth/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.[↗](../../cloth/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.44.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloth/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.[↗](../../cloth/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.4.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloth/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.[↗](../../cloth/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.3.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloth/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?[↗](../../cloth/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloth/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Dedan was thy trafficker in precious cloths for riding.[↗](../../cloth/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloth/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.[↗](../../cloth/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.21.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloth/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **clothe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear.[↗](../../clothe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe».[↗](../../clothe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you afford to feed and clothe your children?[↗](../../clothe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king clothed his soldiers in red.[↗](../../clothe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hills were clothed in mist.[↗](../../clothe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Clothe yourself warmly before you go out.[↗](../../clothe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.'[↗](../../clothe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../clothe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.'[↗](../../clothe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../clothe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.[↗](../../clothe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../clothe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **clothesline** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry.[↗](../../clothesline/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport, informal) To knock someone over by hitting them across the neck or chest with an outstretched arm; it is dangerous and against the rules.[↗](../../clothesline/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum hung the sheets on the clothesline.[↗](../../clothesline/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wet towels dried quickly on the clothesline in the wind.[↗](../../clothesline/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Use pegs to keep the clothes on the line.[↗](../../clothesline/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A bird sat on the clothesline.[↗](../../clothesline/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rugby player was penalised for a clothesline tackle.[↗](../../clothesline/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The clothesline stretched across the garden.[↗](../../clothesline/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **clotted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Clotted cream is very thick yellow cream made by heating milk slowly, famous in the south-west of England.[↗](../../clotted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Clotted means thickened into lumps: «clotted blood».[↗](../../clotted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb, «clotted» means formed clots: «The blood clotted quickly».[↗](../../clotted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had scones with jam and clotted cream.[↗](../../clotted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cut stopped bleeding as the blood clotted.[↗](../../clotted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His hair was clotted with mud after the match.[↗](../../clotted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cornwall is famous for its clotted cream.[↗](../../clotted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Clotted cream is much thicker than ordinary cream.[↗](../../clotted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog's fur was clotted with burrs.[↗](../../clotted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **clotting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Clotting is when blood thickens and becomes a lump at a cut so that bleeding stops.[↗](../../clotting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Clotting is when any liquid, like cream or milk, becomes thick and lumpy.[↗](../../clotting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Clotting stops a cut from bleeding for ever.[↗](../../clotting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Platelets in the blood help clotting.[↗](../../clotting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A scab forms after clotting.[↗](../../clotting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people's blood has trouble clotting.[↗](../../clotting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Press on the cut to help clotting start.[↗](../../clotting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Clotted cream is thick and yellow.[↗](../../clotting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The milk was clotting in the hot sun.[↗](../../clotting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cloud** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A white or grey mass in the sky made of millions of tiny water drops or ice crystals.[↗](../../cloud/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mass of smoke, dust or steam that looks like this.[↗](../../cloud/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something that makes people sad or worried: a cloud over the day.[↗](../../cloud/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The cloud: computers on the internet where you store files.[↗](../../cloud/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Verb: to become cloudy or unclear; cloud over (sky becomes cloudy).[↗](../../cloud/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There isn't a cloud in the sky.[↗](../../cloud/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dark clouds mean it might rain.[↗](../../cloud/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Clouds are made of tiny drops of water.[↗](../../cloud/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A cloud of smoke came from the bonfire.[↗](../../cloud/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky clouded over in the afternoon.[↗](../../cloud/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We save our work to the cloud.[↗](../../cloud/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She was on cloud nine after winning.[↗](../../cloud/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fluffy white clouds are called cumulus clouds.[↗](../../cloud/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It looked like soft little woolly clouds\![↗](../../cloud/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.[↗](../../cloud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.24.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloud/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.[↗](../../cloud/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloud/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.[↗](../../cloud/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.40.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloud/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Can He judge through the dark cloud?[↗](../../cloud/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.22.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloud/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Who can number the clouds by wisdom?[↗](../../cloud/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloud/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.[↗](../../cloud/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.26.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cloud/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **cloudless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* With no clouds at all; clear (a cloudless sky).[↗](../../cloudless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literary) Calm and untroubled, without worries (cloudless happiness).[↗](../../cloudless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We lay on the grass under a cloudless blue sky.[↗](../../cloudless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On a cloudless night you can see thousands of stars.[↗](../../cloudless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a cloudless day, perfect for the beach.[↗](../../cloudless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cloudless nights in winter often bring frost.[↗](../../cloudless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear sun cream on cloudless summer days.[↗](../../cloudless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The astronomers waited for a cloudless night.[↗](../../cloudless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The summer sun hung bright in the middle of a cloudless sky.[↗](../../cloudless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **cloudy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* With many clouds in the sky, so the sun is hidden.[↗](../../cloudy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not clear; murky.[↗](../../cloudy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "cloudy water".[↗](../../cloudy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Not clear in the mind.[↗](../../cloudy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "cloudy memories".[↗](../../cloudy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is cloudy today, so take a jacket.[↗](../../cloudy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The forecast says partly cloudy.[↗](../../cloudy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pond water looked cloudy.[↗](../../cloudy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't drink cloudy water from a stream.[↗](../../cloudy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was too cloudy to see the stars.[↗](../../cloudy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lemonade can be cloudy or clear.[↗](../../cloudy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tomorrow will be cloudier than today.[↗](../../cloudy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather.[↗](../../cloudy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **clout** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout».[↗](../../clout/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun, informal, UK) A hard hit, especially with the hand: «a clout round the ear».[↗](../../clout/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, informal) To hit someone or something hard.[↗](../../clout/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun, sport) In baseball or cricket, a hard hit of the ball.[↗](../../clout/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (noun, old, UK dialect) A piece of cloth or a rag, as in the saying «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out».[↗](../../clout/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school council does not have much clout, but the head teacher listens to it.[↗](../../clout/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Big supermarkets use their clout to get low prices from farmers.[↗](../../clout/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the farmer gave the boy a clout round the ear.[↗](../../clout/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The batter clouted the ball over the fence.[↗](../../clout/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hitting people is wrong, so nobody should get a clout for a mistake.[↗](../../clout/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma says, «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out», so I kept my coat on.[↗](../../clout/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The star footballer's clout helped raise money for the hospital.[↗](../../clout/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That country has a lot of clout at the United Nations.[↗](../../clout/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He didn't like that at all, and it would be mean to give one of them a clout.[↗](../../clout/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.'[↗](../../clout/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") And Jeremiah did so.[↗](../../clout/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../clout/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.[↗](../../clout/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../clout/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence worn clouts and worn rags, and let them down by cords into the pit to Jeremiah.[↗](../../clout/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.38.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../clout/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/39/) **40** [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/41/) … 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