4-Letter Words That Start With: CLA

• sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

• a bird's foot

• move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

• clutch as if in panic

• scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

• attack as if with claws

• a sudden very loud noise

• a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

• put quickly or forcibly

• cause to strike the air in flight

• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

• clap one's hands together

• strike the air in flight

• strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

• strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

• burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

• gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

• wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

• having an outer covering especially of thin metal

• A glue or paste made from starch.

• Low cloud, fog or smog.

• Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit.

• Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (c.f marbles).

• To encumber

• To stick, like boots in mud

• group of people related by blood or marriage