Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson were on a camping and hiking trip.
They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see?"
"Well, I see thousands of stars."
"And what does that mean to you?"
"Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent."
—n. Abrupt heavy sound of impact. —v. - make this sound.
- colloq. Hit. [imitative]
CLOSE
harmony n. Harmony in which the notes of a chord are close together.
- season n. Season when the killing of game etc. Is illegal.
- shave n. (also close thing) colloq. Narrow escape.
- —adj. - (often foll. By to) situated at a short distance or interval.
- a having a strong or immediate relation or connection (close friend). B in intimate friendship or association. C corresponding almost exactly (close resemblance).
- in or almost in contact (close combat).
- dense, compact, with no or only slight intervals.
- (of a contest etc.) In which competitors are almost equal.
- leaving no gaps or weaknesses, rigorous (close reasoning).
- concentrated, searching.
- (of air etc.) Stuffy, humid.
- closed, shut. 10 limited to certain persons etc. (close corporation). 11 hidden, secret; secretive. 12 niggardly. —adv. At only a short distance or interval. —n. - street closed at one end.
- precinct of a cathedral. at close quarters very close together. closely adv. Closeness n. [latin clausus from claudo shut]
- —v. (-sing) 1 a shut. B block up.
- bring or come to an end.
- end the day's business.
- bring or come closer or into contact.
- make (an electric circuit etc.) Continuous. —n. Conclusion, end. close down (of a shop etc.) Discontinue business. Close in 1 enclose.
- come nearer.
- (of days) get successively shorter. Close up 1 (often foll. By to) move closer.
- shut.
- block up.
- (of an aperture) grow smaller. [latin: related to *close1]
CLOTH
n. - woven or felted material.
- piece of this, esp. For a particular purpose; tablecloth, dishcloth, etc.
- fabric for clothes.
- a status, esp. Of the clergy, as shown by clothes. B (prec. By the) the clergy. [old english]
CLOUD
chamber n. Device containing vapour for tracking the paths of charged particles, x-rays, and gamma rays.
- —n. - visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating high above the ground.
- mass of smoke or dust.
- (foll. By of) mass of insects etc. Moving together.
- state of gloom, trouble, or suspicion. —v. - cover or darken with clouds or gloom or trouble.
- (often foll. By over, up) become overcast or gloomy.
- make unclear. on cloud nine colloq. Extremely happy. Under a cloud out of favour, under suspicion. With one's head in the clouds day-dreaming. cloudless adj. [old english]
CLOUT
—n. - heavy blow.
- colloq. Influence, power of effective action.
- dial. Piece of cloth or clothing. —v. Hit hard. [old english]
CLOVE
hitch n. Knot by which a rope is secured to a spar etc. [clove, old past part. Of *cleave1]
- n. Dried bud of a tropical plant used as a spice. [latin clavus nail (from its shape)]
- n. Small segment of a compound bulb, esp. Of garlic. [old english: related to *cleave1]
- past of *cleave1.
CLOWN
—n. - comic entertainer, esp. In a circus.
- foolish or playful person. —v. (often foll. By about, around) behave like a clown. [origin uncertain]
CLUCK
—n. Guttural cry like that of a hen. —v. Emit cluck(s). [imitative]
CLUMP
—n. (foll. By of) cluster or mass, esp. Of trees. —v. - a form a clump. B heap or plant together.
- (also clomp) walk with a heavy tread. [low german or dutch]
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