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The store is closed on Sundays. Keep your eyes closed.

—SYNONYM shut —ANTONYM open

closed-cir • cuit tel • e • vi • sion

/ |klouzd ^эЛэ: ' tebvi3n / noun [ noncount ] ( abbreviation CCTV )

a type of television system with cameras in public places, used to prevent crime

clos • et / ' k^t / noun [ count ]

a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing clothes, shoes, etc. a walk-in closet

clo • sure / ' klouзэr / noun [ count, noncount ]

the act of closing a business the closure of factories in Detroit

clot / klat / noun [ count ]

( health ) a lump that forms when blood dries or gets thick a blood clot

clot verb ( clots , clot • ting , clot • ted )

This medication stops blood from clotting.

cloth О / klo6 /

[ noncount ] material made of wool, cotton, etc. that you use for making clothes and other things

—SYNONYM fabric

[ count ] a piece of cloth that you use for a special job Do you have a cloth I can use to wipe the floor with?

— Look at tablecloth , washcloth .

clothes ©/ klooclz / noun [ plural ]

things like pants, shirts, and dresses that you wear to cover your body

She was wearing new clothes . Take off those wet clothes. Collocations

Clothes and appearance clothes

be wearing a new outfit/a uniform/jeans

wear jewelry/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes change into a pair of jeans/your pajamas be fashionably/well dressed be/get dressed for work/school/dinner appearance brush/comb your hair wash/shampoo/blow-dry your hair have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle have/get a makeover/your nails done use/wear/put on makeup/cosmetics/lipstick

clothes

tf $ # w 4-

overcoat jacket sweater T-shirt shorts

cloth . ing Ф / 'kioocinj / noun

[noncount]

clothes, especially a particular type of clothes You will need waterproof clothing.

He checked the pockets of each piece of clothing before putting it in the washing machine. Which word? Clothes or clothing?

Clothes is a plural noun: I need to buy some new clothes. ♦ Look at all these clothes!

Clothing is a more formal word for clothes, and can be used to talk about single items: a piece of clothing ♦ an item of clothing .

cloud Ф / klaud / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( geography ) a white or gray shape in the sky that is made of small drops of water

Look at those dark clouds. It's going to rain.

[ count ] a large collection of dust or smoke that looks like a cloud

clouds of smoke

cloud • y / klaudi / adjective ( cloud . i . er , cloud . i . est )

If the weather is cloudy , the sky is full of clouds a cloudy day

clove / klouv / noun

[ count ]

1 the small dried flower of a tree that grows in hot countries, used as a spice in cooking. Cloves look like small nails.

2 one of the small separate sections of garlic (= a vegetable of the onion family with a strong taste and smell, used in cooking ) Crush two cloves of garlic.

—Look at the picture at garlic . clo • ver / ' klouvar / noun [ count ]

a small plant with leaves that usually have three parts to them

Have you ever found a four-leaf clover?

clown / klaun / noun [ count ]

a person who wears funny clothes and a big red nose and does silly things to make people laugh

club Ф / kL\b/ noun

[ count ] a group of people who do something together, or the place where they meet

to be a member of a club the school's chess club

Do you belong to a country club? (= where people play sports and go to social events )

[ count ] ( also night . club / ' naitklAb / ) a place where people go to listen to music, dance, etc.

[ count ] a heavy stick with one thick end, used as a weapon

[ count ] ( sports ) a long thin stick that is used for hitting a ball when playing golf (= a game played on grass in which you hit a small ball into a number of holes )