Clashing, n.
- 1. Clang, clank, clangor, clash, crash.
- 2. Opposition, interference, clash, jar, jarring, disagreement, contradiction, hostility, enmity.
Clasp, v. a.
- 1. Fasten with a clasp.
- 2. Grasp, grip, clutch, grapple, put the fingers around, lay hold of, fasten upon.
- 3. Embrace, hug, fold.
Clasp, n.
- 1. Hook, catch. See hasp.
- 2. Embrace, hug.
Class, n.
- 1. Rank or order (of persons).
- 2. Set (as of pupils pursuing the same studies).
- 3. Scientific division (of animate or inanimate objects, including orders, genera, and species), kind. sort.
- 4. Category, division, head, group, collection.
Class, v. a. Arrange, rank, range, classify, dispose, distribute, form into classes.
Class-fellow, n. Classmate.
Classic, n. First-rate work (of literature), work of the first class, standard work, model production, master- piece, chef d’œuvre.
Classic, Classical, a.
- 1. First-rate, of the first class (in literature), standard, model, master, masterly.
- 2. Greek or Latin, Greek and Latin, Grecian and Roman.