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Clannish: Definition and part of speech

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Clannish

  1. a. Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one’s clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Clap: Definition and part of speech

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Clap

  1. n. Gonorrhea.
  2. v. t. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one’s hands; a clapping of wings.
  3. v. t. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; — often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
  4. v. t. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
  5. v. t. To express contempt or derision.
  6. v. i. To knock, as at a door.
  7. v. i. To strike the hands together in applause.
  8. v. i. To come together suddenly with noise.
  9. v. i. To enter with alacrity and briskness; — with to or into.
  10. v. i. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
  11. 1n. 1 Gonorrhea.
  12. 1v. t. 1 To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one’s hands; a clapping of wings.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Clang: Definition and part of speech

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Clang

  1. n. Quality of tone.
  2. v. t. To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
  3. v. i. To give out a clang; to resound.
  4. n. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Clapboard: Definition and part of speech

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Clapboard

  1. v. t. To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house.
  2. n. A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; — used for weatherboarding the outside of houses.
  3. n. A stave for a cask.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.