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SYNONYMS: near, nearby
4 People who are close are very friendly with each other and know each other well.
5 If the weather is close, it is uncomfortably warm and stuffy.
NOUN 6 a street that is closed at one end • We live in Park Close.
closely ADVERB
close-up close-ups
Said “klohss-up” NOUN A close-up in a film or a photograph is taken at very close range and shows things in great detail.
cloth cloths
NOUN 1 fabric made by a process such as weaving
2 a piece of material used for wiping or protecting things
clothes
PLURAL NOUN things people wear on their bodies
cloud clouds
NOUN 1 a mass of water vapour that is seen as a white or grey patch in the sky
2 A cloud of smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air.
cloudy cloudier, cloudiest
ADJECTIVE 1 full of clouds • The sky was cloudy.
SYNONYMS: dull, overcast
2 difficult to see through • a cloudy liquid
SYNONYM: murky
clover
NOUN a small plant with leaves made up of three similar parts
clown clowns
NOUN a circus performer who wears funny clothes and make-up and does silly things to make people laugh
club clubs
NOUN 1 a group of people with similar interests, who meet regularly. The place where they meet is also called a club. • a youth club
2 a team that competes in sports competitions
clue clues
NOUN something that helps solve a problem or mystery • Police have found clues to the robbery.
clueless
ADJECTIVE INFORMAL If you say that someone is clueless, you think they are stupid and not able to do things properly.
clump clumps
NOUN a small group of things growing or standing close together • a clump of trees
clumsy clumsier, clumsiest
ADJECTIVE moving awkwardly and carelessly
SYNONYMS: awkward, ungainly
clumsily ADVERB
clung
VERB the past tense and past participle of cling (#ulink_3809a8cc-2b60-5df6-95d0-13e6462c0dfe)
cluster clusters, clustering, clustered
NOUN 1 a group of things together • There is a cluster of houses by the lake.
VERB 2 If people cluster together, they stay together in a close group.
[from Old English clyster meaning bunch of grapes]
clutch clutches, clutching, clutched
VERB If you clutch something, you hold it tightly or seize it.
clutter clutters, cluttering, cluttered
NOUN 1 an untidy mess
VERB 2 Things that clutter a place fill it and make it untidy.
coach coaches, coaching, coached
NOUN 1 a large bus that takes passengers on long journeys
2 a section of a train that carries passengers
VERB 3 If someone coaches you, they help you to get better at a sport or a subject.
SYNONYMS: instruct, train
NOUN 4 someone who coaches a person or sports team
coal
NOUN a hard, black rock taken from under the ground and burned as a fuel
coarse coarser, coarsest
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is coarse is rough in texture.
2 Someone who is coarse talks or behaves in a rude, offensive way.
coarsely ADVERB coarseness NOUN
coast coasts, coasting, coasted
NOUN 1 the edge of the land where it meets the sea
VERB 2 If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it moves there with the engine switched off. • The car coasted quietly down the hill.
coastal ADJECTIVE
coastguard coastguards
NOUN an official who watches the sea near a coast to get help for sailors when they need it
coat coats, coating, coated
NOUN 1 a piece of outdoor clothing with sleeves, which you wear over other clothes
2 An animal’s coat is the fur or hair on its body.
3 A coat of paint or varnish is a layer of it.
VERB 4 If you coat something, you cover it with a thin layer of something. • We coated the biscuits with chocolate.
coating coatings
NOUN a thin layer of something spread over a surface
coax coaxes, coaxing, coaxed
VERB If you coax someone to do something, you persuade them gently to do it.
cobble cobbles
NOUN Cobbles or cobblestones are stones with a rounded surface that were used in the past for making roads.
cobra cobras
NOUN a type of large poisonous snake from Africa and Asia
cobweb cobwebs
NOUN the very thin net that a spider spins to catch insects
cock cocks
NOUN an adult male chicken, or any other male bird
cockerel cockerels
NOUN a young cock
cockle cockles
NOUN a type of small, edible shellfish
Cockney Cockneys
NOUN someone who was born in the East End of London
cockpit cockpits
NOUN 1 the area in a plane where the pilot sits in control
2 the driver’s compartment in a racing car
cockroach cockroaches
NOUN a large, dark-coloured insect often found in dirty rooms
[from Spanish cucaracha]
cocky cockier, cockiest
ADJECTIVE INFORMAL If you are cocky, you are sure of yourself and sometimes rather cheeky.
cocoa
NOUN 1 a brown powder made from the seeds of a tropical tree and used for making chocolate
2 a hot drink made from this powder
