clavie
A cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.

clavies
plural of clavie
plural of clavy

claybed
A bed of clay.

clayfield
A field from which clay is dug up.

clayfields
plural of clayfield

clearstories
plural of clearstory

clearstory
Alternative form of clerestory.

cleartext
The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text

cleartexts
plural of cleartext

clerestories
plural of clerestory

clerestory
The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.

clericate
clerical position; the rank or state of clergy

clericates
plural of clericate

clerstories
plural of clerstory

clerstory
Archaic form of clerestory.

cleve
A room; chamber.
A cottage.
A cliff or hillside.

cleves
plural of cleve

clewline
Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard

clewlines
plural of clewline

cliencies
plural of cliency

cliency
clientship; the state of being a client.

cliffage
The right to quarry limestone from the cliffs of the Gower, or the payment charged for this right.
Cliffs, collectively.

cliffdrop
A cliff which drops down at a steep angle (also figurative and attributive).

climagraph
Alternative form of climograph.

climagraphs
plural of climagraph

climatograph
Alternative form of climograph.

climatographs
plural of climatograph

climbdown
A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

climbdowns
plural of climbdown

climograph
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation

climographs
plural of climograph

cliopsid
Any sea angel in the family Cliopsidae.

cliopsids
plural of cliopsid

cloakroom
A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.

cloakrooms
plural of cloakroom

clockpost
A street clock on a pole.

clockposts
plural of clockpost

clockroom
A room containing a clock or clocks, for example in a clock tower.

clockrooms
plural of clockroom

closemouth
The vestibule of a house.

closemouths
plural of closemouth

cloudfall
The flow of a cloud over a mountain ridge or cliff.

cloudfalls
plural of cloudfall

cloudiness
Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
Of a liquid: the property of being murky.
Of information, a writing style, etc.: the property of being obscure.

cloudinesses
plural of cloudiness

cloudland
Dreamland, fantasy land.

clubland
The part of a city where nightclubs are located.
The world or scene of nightclubs and people who frequent them.

clublands
plural of clubland

cludgie
A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.
A toilet: a fixture intended for urination and defecation.

cludgies
plural of cludgie

cluse
A defile or narrow gorge, especially one that cuts transversely through the rock of an otherwise continuous ridge.

cluses
plural of cluse

cnemides
plural of cnemis

cnemis
The section of the leg from the knee to the ankle; shin.

cnidosac
A group of cnidocytes, retained by some sea slugs that feed on cnidarians

cnidosacs
plural of cnidosac

coachstand
A place where (horse-drawn) coaches wait to be hired for a journey.

coachstands
plural of coachstand

coachway
A road for use by coaches.

coachways
plural of coachway

coachyard
A yard adjoining an inn, etc. where coaches could be kept.

coachyards
plural of coachyard

coaleries
plural of coalery

coalery
A colliery.

coalfield
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.

coalfields
plural of coalfield

coalpit
A pit where coal is extracted.
A place where charcoal is made.

coalpits
plural of coalpit

coalshed
A shed in which coal is stored.

coalsheds
plural of coalshed

coalworks
A site where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal.

coalyard
A yard where coal is stored.

coalyards
plural of coalyard

coatroom
A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom.

coatrooms
plural of coatroom

cobwall
A wall made of cob (clay mixed with straw).

cobwalls
plural of cobwall

cocal
A coconut grove or plantation.

cocals
plural of cocal

cockleloft
Alternative form of cockloft.

cocklelofts
plural of cockleloft

cockloft
A small attic or garret.
A horizontal void between a building's uppermost ceiling and its roof, with no habitable or accessible space.

cocklofts
plural of cockloft

cocktaileries
plural of cocktailery

cocktailery
A bar where cocktails are served.

cocooneries
plural of cocoonery

cocoonery
A building or room for the rearing of silkworms.

cocurricula
plural of cocurriculum

cocurriculum
Synonym of extracurriculum.

cocurriculums
plural of cocurriculum

coderoom
A room where cryptography is carried out.

coderooms
plural of coderoom

codespace
A range or region that defines the lower and upper bounds for an encoding.

codespaces
plural of codespace

coeditorship
The position or job of being a coeditor.

coelomostome
An opening of a coelomoduct into a coelom

coelomostomes
plural of coelomostome

coenacle
Alternative spelling of cenacle.

coenobe
Synonym of coenobium.

coenobes
plural of coenobe

coenobium
A conventual or monastic community; also, a convent or monastery.
A fruit of a plant from either of the families Boraginaceae (the borages) or Lamiaceae which has small loculi or compartments, reminiscent of the cells in a convent or monastery.
A colony of algae which acts as a single organism; a coenobe.
A colony of unicellular organisms (such as protozoa) which acts as a single organism.

coenobiums
plural of coenobium

coenoby
Synonym of coenobium.

coenocline
A gradient of organisms (typically plants) from the base to the summit of a hill or mountain
The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an ecocline.

coenoclines
plural of coenocline

cogonal
an area overgrown with cogon

coimperia
plural of coimperium

coimperium
A political entity that is jointly ruled by two or more external nations.

coimperiums
plural of coimperium

col
A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.

colisea
plural of coliseum

coliseum
A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.

coliseums
plural of coliseum

collieries
plural of colliery

colliery
An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
A facility that supplies coal.

colloquialese
Characteristically colloquial or informal language; plain speech

colmado
A corner store.

colmatation
The impermeable state of an originally porous medium, after it has been effectively clogged, usually by fine particles as a result of the process of colmation, though multiple causes might combine, such as swelling of clay or intrusion of asphalt.
Alternative form of colmation.

coloner
A colonist.

colonialism
The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.
Any form of foreign influence seen as undesirable.
A colonial word, phrase, concept, or habit.
Colonial life.

colonialisms
plural of colonialism

colonist
A founder of a colony.
A member of a colony.

colonists
plural of colonist

colossea
plural of colosseum

colosseum
Alternative spelling of coliseum.

colosseums
plural of colosseum

cols
plural of col

comburence
Ability to be, or state of being, comburent.

cometosheath
A boundary region that surrounds a comet.