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- clippers/ˈklɪp.əz/A tool or device for cutting or trimming, typically with two sharp blades that close together.plural-nounB1
- clipperton island/ˌklɪpətən ˈaɪlənd/The name of an uninhabited, small, ring-shaped coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean.nounVery Low
- clippety-clop/ˌklɪp.ɪ.ti ˈklɒp/An onomatopoeic word imitating the rhythmic, hollow sound of a horse's hooves striking a hard surface like pavement or cobblestones.nounLow frequency
- clippie/ˈklɪp.i/A dated British informal term for a female bus conductor who collects fares by punching, or 'clipping', tickets with a ticket punch.nounVery Rare
- clipping/ˈklɪp.ɪŋ/The action of cutting something short or trimming it.adjectivenounB2
- clipshears/ˈklɪpˌʃɪəz/A compound word likely referring to shears (a large cutting tool like scissors) used for cutting or trimming clips, clippings, or small fasteners.nounVery Low / Technical
- clipsheet/ˈklɪpʃiːt/A single sheet of paper containing multiple articles, stories, or advertisements, often pre-printed and intended to be cut apart for distribution or filing.nounRare/Technical
- clipt/klɪpt/A historical and largely obsolete past tense and past participle form of the verb 'clip' (meaning to cut or trim).verbRare
- clique/kliːk/A small, exclusive group of people with shared interests or goals who are often unwelcoming to outsiders.nounverb-intransitiveC1
- clishmaclaver/ˌklɪʃməˈkleɪvə/Idle, trivial, or gossipy talk; chatter.nounVery Rare / Archaic / Dialectal
- clisis/ˈklɪsɪs/The phenomenon in linguistics where a word or particle phonologically attaches to an adjacent word, often losing its own stress (e.g., forming contractions like 'I'm').nounVery Low / Technical
- clisthenes/ˈklaɪsθəˌniːz/An ancient Athenian statesman, the founder of Athenian democracy.nounVery Low
- clistothecium/ˌklaɪstəʊˈθiːsɪəm/A closed, spherical fruiting body in certain fungi (especially powdery mildews), containing asci (spore-producing cells).nounTechnical/Very Low
- clit/klɪt/An informal, short form for 'clitoris'.nounLow
- clite/klaɪt/A rare or dialectal verb meaning to lean, incline, or cling to something; also an obsolete or dialectal noun meaning a hill slope or incline.nounExtremely rare / Obsolete / Dialectal
- clitellum/klɪˈtɛləm/A specialized glandular, saddle-like region found in the skin of annelid worms, responsible for secreting a cocoon during reproduction.nounVery Low (Specialist Term)
- clitic/ˈklɪt.ɪk/A word-like linguistic element that cannot stand alone as a word but must attach phonologically to a host word.adjectivenounC1-C2
- cliticize/ˈklɪt.ɪ.saɪz/To become or cause to become a clitic; to attach a word to a neighboring word to form a single phonological unit without independent stress.verb-intransitiveC1/C2
- clitoridectomy/ˌklɪtərɪˈdɛktəmi/The surgical removal of part or all of the clitoris.nounLow
- clitoris/ˈklɪt(ə)rɪs/A small, sensitive, erectile part of the female genitals at the front of the vulva, whose primary function is sexual pleasure.nounLow
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