This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 13 of 66: from “clicker” to “community college”.
- clicker noun The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.
- clinician noun Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a…
- Clintonian adj Of or relating to Bill Clinton (born 1946), US politician who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
- Clintonist noun A supporter of Bill Clinton.
- Clintonoid adj Clintonian: relating to or supporting Bill or Hillary Clinton.
- clock in verb To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).
- clodhopper noun Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly.
- close enough for government work adj Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
- closet noun One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
- closing form noun A form in an authority filled to formally document the closing a case.
- clotbur noun The cocklebur.
- clothesline verb To knock (a person) over by striking them across the neck or upper body with an outstretched arm, mimicking the motion of running into a…
- clothespin noun A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or…
- cloture noun In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a filibuster): a motion, procedure or rule by which debate is ended so…
- clough noun A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
- clout list noun A usually secret list containing the names of people who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social…
- clove noun A narrow valley with steep sides.
- cloverleaf noun (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange.
- cloverleaf interchange noun A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf…
- clown-car primary noun A primary election with a large number of serious candidates, usually more than four, making it possible that the winner will have been…
- club soda noun A carbonated beverage consisting mainly of carbonated water, with or without a few other minor ingredients such as potassium citrate.
- clubbie noun A clubhouse manager.
- clued in adj Synonym of clued up (“knowledgeable about a topic or situation; possessing the facts”).
- cluster noun In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate…
- clusterberry noun Cotoneaster lacteus syn. Cotoneaster parneyi
- clutch adj Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
- clutch disc noun A spinning disc at the end of the driveshaft that is squeezed against the engine flywheel when the clutch is engaged, so that friction from…
- Clydesdale noun A heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women)
- co-ed noun A young woman who attends college.
- coach adv Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.
- coach killer noun A player who apparently causes coaches to be sacked.
- coal cracker noun A native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker in the mines of this region.
- coal town noun A company town built by a mining company to house workers at a coal mine. These are usually unincorporated communities.
- coalpit noun A place where charcoal is made.
- coast verb To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
- coastal elite noun A certain stereotype of an extraordinarily wealthy person who is out of touch or privileged compared to the average person.
- coaster noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
- coat check noun A service provided at certain businesses which allows one to check one's coat for safekeeping while inside.
- cobb noun A knock or blow.
- Cobb salad noun A salad consisting of iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive and Romaine lettuce with tomato, bacon, chicken, hard-boiled egg, avocado…
- cobbler noun An (iced) alcoholic drink containing spirit or wine, with lemon juice and sugar.
- cockamamie noun A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.
- cocksmanship noun Male sexual ability or prowess.
- coconut noun A Hispanic or other dark-skinned person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture.
- coconut head noun A person of African or Polynesian descent.
- code red noun The condition on the occurrence of a fire at the medical facility.
- coffeed out adj Having have had enough coffee for the time being.
- coin noun Money in general, not limited to coins.
- coinsurance noun The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
- coke noun Any soft drink, regardless of type.
- cold turkey noun Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
- coldwater flat noun A small, very inexpensive apartment having only the most rudimentary features and lacking a plumbing system to supply hot water.
- coldwave noun The industrial metal music genre in the 1990s.
- collaborative creation noun A form of theater where the script is not written in advance, but develops from collaborative, usually improvisatory, work, often by the…
- college noun An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
- colliery noun A facility that supplies coal.
- colonel noun A form of address for an auctioneer, from the American Civil War practice of commanding officers organizing the public sale of seized goods.
- colonial noun A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
- color adj Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
- color blindness noun Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism.
- color charge noun In the Standard Model of particle physics, a property possessed by quarks, antiquarks, and gluons that determine rules for how these…
- color commentator noun At a sporting event, a member of the radio or television announcing team who assists a play-by-play announcer. Provides insight into…
- color coordinate noun Each value in a set of coordinates representing the position of a color in a color space.
- color coordination noun The act or process of color coordinating.
- color of law noun A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law.
- colored adj Having a color.
- colored gold noun Any gold alloy with a distinctive hue achieved by mixing pure gold with other metals, such as silver, copper, and nickel.
- Colored People's Time noun A notional system of time (or time zone) which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to African Americans, and which they sometimes…
- colorful adj Possessing prominent and varied colors.
- colorism noun Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- colorize verb To add color to.
- Columbian noun A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.
- Columbus verb To appropriate; to lay claim to something, especially a discovery, which is perceived as belonging to someone else.
- comajor noun One of multiple main areas of study of a student working toward a degree at an institute of tertiary education.
- combination car noun A railroad car containing two or more compartments used for different purposes, transporting passengers and freight.
- combination pliers noun A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and…
- combination product noun A product composed of two or more regulated components, i.e., drug/device, biologic/device, drug/biologic, or drug/device/biologic, that…
- combined statistical area noun A metropolitan area with one or more other metropolitan and or micropolitan area components defined with it.
- comby adj Of a wheel: having a defect consisting of a network of fine cracks covering a small area of the tread.
- come down the pike verb To emerge, come up; be about to happen; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).
- come in hot verb To enter a scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.
- come on vacation, leave on probation phrase A satirical statement implying that travelers in the United States who visit vacation hotspots that are known for their largely permissive…
- come to hand verb To perform well, to come under control.
- come to Jesus adj Relating to a similar secular ritual.
- come upon the town phrase To receive public charity; to have one's living supported by public funding.
- comfort room noun A break room in a public building or worksite
- comfortable noun A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
- comforter noun A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
- commit noun A person, especially a high school athlete, who agrees verbally or signs a letter committing to attend a college or university.
- committeeman noun A man who is a local leader of a political party
- committeewoman noun A woman who is a local leader of a political party.
- commode noun A toilet.
- commodity meat noun Meat distributed through the USDA commodity food distribution program.
- commodore noun A rear admiral (lower half).
- commodore admiral noun a flag officer of a rank between a captain and a rear admiral, having a O7 NATO rank scale equivalency.
- common carrier noun A company providing public telecommunications facilities.
- common mallow noun Australian hollyhock, native hollyhock (Malva neglecta)
- commorant adj Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.
- communism noun A state of affairs perceived as oppressive, overly arbitrary, or totalitarian.
- community college noun An educational institution providing college education granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees, but not higher level…