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Clast
- noun - (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Cleat
- noun - a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
- provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better traction"
- secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
Cleft
- verb - a long narrow opening
- a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
- having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
- make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
- Sever
- Split
- To hew
Clint
- unknown - any small surface exposure of hard or flinty rock, as on a hillside or in a stream bed
Cloot
- - One of the divisions of a cleft hoof, as in the ox; also, the whole hoof.
Clout
- noun - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
- a target used in archery
- special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
- strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"
Coact
- verb - act together, as of organisms
Coapt
- verb - cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted"
- fit tightly and fasten
Coast
- noun - a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
- move effortlessly; by force of gravity
- not trying all that hard
- obsolete word meaning boundary or limit
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
- the area within view; "the coast is clear"
- the shore of a sea or ocean