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connected with ancient Greece or Rome classical Greek architecture

clas • si • fied ad / |klressfaid ' red / noun

[ count ]

a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper, on the Internet, etc. if you want to buy or sell something, rent an apartment, etc.

clas • si • fy / ' klressfai / verb ( clas • si • fies , clas • si fy • ing , clas • si • fied )

to put someone or something into a group with others that are similar

Would you classify the movie as a drama or a thriller?

clas • si • fi • ca • tion / |klressfs ' keijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

the classification of different species of butterflies

class • mate / klresmeit / noun [ count ]

a person who is in the same class as you at school or college

class • room / klresrum / noun [ count ]

a room where you learn in a school or college

class • y / klresi / adjective ( class • i • er , class i • est )

( informal )

having high quality or style; expensive He took me to a classy restaurant.

clat • ter / ' klretsr / verb ( clat • ters , clat • ter • ing , clat • tered )

to make the loud noise of hard things hitting each other The dishes clattered in the cupboard when he slammed the door.

clat • ter noun [ count , usually singular ]

the clatter of horses' hoofs

clauseawЦ / kloz/ noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a part of a sentence that has a verb in it

The sentence "After we had finished eating, we went out." contains two clauses.

a part of a legal document that says that something must or must not be done

There is a clause in the rental agreement forbidding pets.

claus • tro • pho • bi •a / |klostrs foubis /

noun [ noncount ]

( health ) a very strong fear of being in a small or closed space

claw / klo / noun [ count ]

one of the hard pointed parts on the feet of some animals and birds

Cats have sharp claws. —Look at the picture at cat .

clay / klei / noun [ noncount ]

a kind of heavy earth that becomes hard when it is dry clay pots

clean 1® / klin / adjective ( clean e , lean es )

not dirty clean clothes

Are your hands clean?

—ANTONYM dirty

having no record of crimes or offenses Do you have a clean driving record?

clean 2 w / klin / verb

( cleans , clean • ing , cleaned )

to remove the dirt or marks from something; to make

something clean

Sam cleaned the kitchen floor.

clean something out to clean the inside of something I found my old jacket when I cleaned out my closet. clean up ; clean something up to make a place clean and neat

You need to clean up your room before you go out. She helped me clean up after the party. Word building

When you clean or clean up your home, you do housework .

You wash something with water and often soap. You wipe a surface with a wet cloth and you dust a surface with a dry cloth. You sweep the floor with a broom .

clean • er / klinsr / noun [count]

a person whose job is to clean people's houses or other buildings

an office cleaner

a substance or special machine used for cleaning something

a carpet cleaner

the cleaners = dry cleaners

Could you pick up my suit from the cleaners on your way home?

clear 1® / klir / adjective ( clear ei , clear est )

1 easy to see, hear, or understand She spoke in a loud, clear voice. These instructions aren't very clear. It's clear that he's not happy.

I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here. —ANTONYM unclear

easy to see through clear glass

free from marks