clearer, n. clarifier.
clearing, n. clarification, clearance, dispersion; [interpretation], [explanation], eclaircissement, dénouement; exoneration, [acquittal]; assart.
clearness, n. [clarity], distinctness; [transparency], limpidity, [lucidity], perspicuity, translucency; [serenity]. Antonyms: opacity, ambiguity, [vagueness], intransparency.
cleave, v. adhere, [cling], be [loyal]; [split], rive, [separate].
cleft, a. [riven], [split], divided.
clergy, n. ministers, the [cloth], ecclesiastics, clergymen, clerisy. Antonym: laity.
clergyman, n. [minister], [divine], ecclesiastic, [priest], [pastor], [parson], churchman, [preacher], [rector], curate, dominie, [vicar], [missionary], evangelist, patriarch, dean, [bishop], chaplain, cleric, [deacon], presbyter, imparsonee, kirkman, padre, [curé], abbé. Antonym: layman.
clergyman's residence. [parsonage], [rectory], manse.
clerk, n. salesman, saleslady; accountant, [recorder], registrar, prothonotary, [amanuensis], [bookkeeper]. Associated words: clerical, clerkship.
clever, a. adroit, [skillful], [expert], [ingenious], [deft], [dexterous].