noun [pi.] the section in a newspaper with small advertisements arranged in groups according to their subject, that are placed by people or small companies who want to buy or sell sth, find or offer a job, etc.

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classi fier /'klaesifaia(r)/ noun (grammar an affix or word which shows that a word belongs to a group of words with similar meanings. For example the prefix ‘un’ is a classifier that shows the word is negative.

clas sify /'klaesifai/ verb (classifies, classifying, clas-si- fied, classified) [VN] 1 to arrange sth in groups according to features that they have in common          ■■■ jf

• IQ ^:          The books in the library are classified

according to subject. B00 Patients are classified into three categories. A      H #

Mo 2 ~ sb/sth as sth to decide which type or group sb/sth belongs to $] jf; Hi.:          Only eleven of these

accidents were classified as major.     $(7R77—$J

class-less /'klaislas; NAmE 'klaes-/ adj. 1 (approving) with no divisions into social classes ft (5ft ^       :         Will Britain

ever become a classless society?

2 not clearly belonging to a particular social class   ( MM ) '69:  a classless

accent          P m ► class-less-ness noun [U]

class-mate /'klaismeit; NAmE 'klaes-/ noun a person who is or was in the same class as you at school or college

class-room O-w /'klaisruim; -rum; NAmE 'klaes-/ noun a room where a class of children or students is taught ffcjif;     classroom activities        o the use of

computers in the classroom

.class 'struggle (also .class 'war) noun [U, sing.] (politics WO opposition between the different social classes in society, especially that described in Marxist theory ( ft

classy /'klaisi; NAmE ‘klaesi/ adj. (class-ier, classi est) (informal) of high quality; expensive and/or fashionable ±^£69; £E^69;         a classy player      o a

classy hotel/restaurant   / #tt

clat ter /’klaeta(r)/ verb 1 [V] if hard objects clatter, they knock together and make a loud noise ( WVdffltk ) k Hi Bift'a&iJif : He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor. M-rtA7,

±0 0 Her cup clattered in the saucer. M69IF7fE:^5i$f: DJ ^ bi'bj o 2 [V +adv./prep.] to move making a loud noise like hard objects knocking together

) 69 P|b]r: The cart clattered over the cobbles. 7 -7 « ii « 7 M ft         7 7P 7 i® 7 * 0 She heard him

clattering around downstairs, M o/f f ij ftfe ft       F 7'    7

M7A^ 7 o ► clat-ter (also clat-ter-ing) noun [sing.]: the clatter of horses’ hoofs

clause /kla:z/ noun 1 (grammar ifr&) a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence     ; 77): In

the sentence ‘They often go to Italy because they love the food’, ‘They often go to Italy’ is the main clause and ‘because they love the food’ is a subordinate clause. ft They often go to Italy because they love the food ;2.77)7 M, They often go to Italy H 7 ft, because they love the food /§/ftft0 2 an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done ( $£

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claus tro pho bia /.kla:stra'faubia; NAmE-'fou-/ noun [U] an extreme fear of being in a small confined place; the unpleasant feeling that a person gets in a situation which restricts them    ( Se ) ; H S PK f!l M ft 7

697ii]!&: to suffer from claustrophobia U    o

She felt she had to escape from the claustrophobia of family life,       .

— compare agoraphobia

claus-tro-pho-bic /.klaistra'faubik; NAmE -'fou-/ adj. giving you claustrophobia; suffering from claustro­phobia 3 |   fjJiSffc 69; 0 ®      : the claustro­phobic atmosphere of the room j^|h]M69®         0

to feel claustrophobic

clave /kleiv; ‘klaivei/ noun 1 one of a pair of wooden sticks that are hit together to make a sound jnLitLi&M,

B|r] # ( JT 5ft fg, M ) 2 a rhythm that forms the basis of Latin music ft 7 # ( 147 S ft

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clavi chord /'klaevikoid; NAmE -ko:rd/ noun an early type of musical instrument, like a piano with a very soft tone     ft&ftfPi^

clav icle /'klaevikl/ noun (anatomy ft?) the collarbone f## — picture o body claw /klo:/ noun, verb

m noun 1 one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot (            £2169 ) /IV,

—                 picture o page R28 2 a long, sharp curved part of

the body of some types of shellfish, used for catching and holding things ( 7jc 7 ft" jg $J 69 ) % , It: the claws of a crab H 69   — picture o shellfish, page

R29 3 part of a tool or machine, like a claw, used for holding, pulling or lifting things /HI( IJltt69 ) /ft: a claw hammer (= used for pulling out nails)

fg —picture o tool IT7T71 get your claws into sb 1 (disapproving) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she tries hard to make him marry her or to have a relationship with her           2 to

criticize sb severely /“j/jlttW-: Wait until the media gets its claws into her.  , — more at

red adj.

• verb ~ (at) sb/sth to scratch or tear sb/sth with claws or with your nails ( /S/ftT^H.? ) Ult, ffl\, $£: [V] The cat was clawing at the leg of the chair.

Mo 0 [VN] She had clawed Stephen across the face. MM 0 (figurative) His hands clawed the air. fETTCI claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort            She clawed her way

to the top of her profession. MSf ^Eif SMIBMl T MIfti HHJMilif 0 0 Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the collapsed building. fljjfoU&AlgJJilfl INS 7 ttSAo l=lil;Wi ,claw sth*-*'back 1 to get sth back that you have lost, usually by using a lot of effort

2 (of a government to get back money that has been paid to people, usually by taxing them ( ftiiftjtt'&f-'^ ) iBt® (      )

—                related noun clawback

daw-back /'kloibaek/ noun (BrE, business j§) the act of getting money back from people it has been paid to; the money that is paid back

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'daw hammer noun a hammer with one split, curved side that is used for pulling out nails            MfTH;

clay /klei/ noun [U] a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks ifi ±; $1 ± o note at soil rm see foot n.

'clay court noun a tennis court that has a surface made of clay &±m#%; M clayey /kleii/ adj. containing clay; like clay m±m-, m±M: clayey soil m&±m day-more /'kleima:(r)/ noun a large sword with a broad blade with two sharp edges that was used in Scotland in the past (     ) MTJfcTJ,

,day pigeon shooting (BrE) (NAmE skeet shooting) noun a sport in which a disc of baked clay (called a clay pigeon) is thrown into the air for people to shoot at

clean tH* /kli:n/ adj ., verb, adv., noun m adj. (clean-er, clean-est)

► NOT DIRTY ;; , 1 not dirty In ^ W; 7#^/: Are your hands clean?        o to wipe sth clean

7 o The hotel was spotlessly (= extremely) clean.

'^7^6 0 (BrE) It is your responsibility to keep the room clean and tidy. t# 7 I'h] 8 In Ml if M 70 o (NAmE) Keep your room neat and clean.

I'h] lino 0 7 can’t find a clean shirt (= one I haven’t