cleftings
plural of clefting

clefts
plural of cleft

clerb
Pronunciation spelling of club.

cliffdrops
plural of cliffdrop

cling
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
Adherence; attachment; devotion.
An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.

clinged
simple past and past participle of cling (“to adhere”)

clinging
present participle and gerund of cling

clingings
plural of clinging

clings
plural of cling

cloit
To fall heavily

clong
Synonym of conlang.

clongs
plural of clong

cloudseed
To plant salt into a raincloud in order to trigger rainfall.

cloudseeded
simple past and past participle of cloudseed

cloudseeding
present participle and gerund of cloudseed

cloudseeds
third-person singular simple present indicative of cloudseed

club
A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
A club sandwich.
The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
The propeller of an aeroplane.

clubbed
simple past and past participle of club

clubbing
present participle and gerund of club

clubbings
plural of clubbing

clubhaul
To force (a sailing vessel) to change tack by dropping the lee-anchor and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward.

clubhauled
simple past and past participle of clubhaul

clubhauling
A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.

clubhauls
third-person singular simple present indicative of clubhaul

clubs
third-person singular simple present indicative of club

clung
simple past and past participle of cling

coinkidinks
plural of coinkidink

coinkydinks
plural of coinkydink

collapse
To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
To fold compactly.
In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
To suffer a batting collapse.
To cause something to collapse.
To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

collapsed
simple past and past participle of collapse

collapses
plural of collapse

collapseth
third-person singular simple present indicative of collapse

collapsing
present participle and gerund of collapse

condenscend
Misspelling of condescend.

conglobe
To collect (something) into a round mass; to conglobate.
1667, Alexander Pope, “Book IV”, in The Dunciad^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Dunciad_-_Alexander_Pope_(1728).djvu/194), page 163
1667, Alexander Pope, “Book IV”, in The Dunciad^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Dunciad_-_Alexander_Pope_(1728).djvu/194), page 163:
Not closer, orb in orb, conglob’d are seen / The buzzing Bees about their dusky Queen.
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost, Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, page 239
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost, Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, page 239:
Thither they / Hasted with glad precipitance, up-rolled, / As drops on dust conglobing, from the dry;
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost, Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, page 237
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost, Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, page 237:
His brooding wings the Spirit of God outspread, / And vital virtue infused and vital warmth, / Throughout the fluid mass, but downward purged / The black, tartareous, cold, infernal, dregs / Adverse to life: then founded, then conglobed / Like things to like.

conglobed
simple past and past participle of conglobe

conglobes
third-person singular simple present indicative of conglobe

conglobing
present participle and gerund of conglobe

cooldowns
plural of cooldown

costean
A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins.

costeaned
simple past and past participle of costean

costeaning
A process for discovering metallic lodes by sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, so as to cross all the veins between the two pits.

costeanings
plural of costeaning

costeans
third-person singular simple present indicative of costean

counterproject
A project proposed in opposition to another.

counterprojects
plural of counterproject

countersank
simple past of countersink

countersink
A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.
The cutter used to cut such a recess. (Also used, at less depth, for edge-breaking/deburring.)

countersinking
present participle and gerund of countersink

countersinks
plural of countersink

countersunk
past participle of countersink

cowp
A filthy and disgusting place.
A reversal of fortune; an unexpected misfortune.

cowped
simple past and past participle of cowp

cowping
present participle and gerund of cowp

cowps
plural of cowp

cramdowns
plural of cramdown

crash
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
A comedown from a drug.
A group of rhinoceroses.
A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.

crashed
simple past and past participle of crash

crashes
plural of crash

crashing
present participle and gerund of crash

crashings
plural of crashing

crashout
Alternative form of crash out.

crashouts
plural of crashout

crater
A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
Alternative spelling of krater (“vessel for mixing water and wine”).

cratered
simple past and past participle of crater

cratering
present participle and gerund of crater

craterings
plural of cratering

craters
plural of crater

cruckle
To stumble after inverting or everting one's foot; to roll (but not necessarily sprain) one's ankle.

cruckled
simple past and past participle of cruckle

cruckles
third-person singular simple present indicative of cruckle

cruckling
present participle and gerund of cruckle

crumble
To fall apart; to disintegrate.
To break into crumbs.
To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

crumbled
simple past and past participle of crumble

crumbles
plural of crumble

cryobench
An optical bench designed for cryocrystallography

cryobenches
plural of cryobench

cundard
A drain.

cyclorubber
cyclized rubber