Definition of clan

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Clan (n.) A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously..

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Feud :: Feud (n.) A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed..
Slogan :: Slogan (n.) The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry..
Clanship :: Clanship (n.) A state of being united together as in a clan; an association under a chieftain.
Clancular :: Clancular (a.) Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.
Clang :: Clang (n.) A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together..
Creep :: Creep (v. t.) To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or one's self; as, age creeps upon us..
Clam :: Clam (n.) A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
Hugger-mugger :: Hugger-mugger (a.) Secret; clandestine; sly.
Surrey :: Surreptitious (a.) Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods..
Clank :: Clank (n.) A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink..
Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate..
Clansmen :: Clansmen (pl. ) of Clansma.
Underwork :: Underwork (v. i.) To work or operate in secret or clandestinely.
Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state..
Clan :: Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..
Backbite :: Backbite (v. i.) To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).
Clank :: Clank (v. i.) To sound with a clank.
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small community or clan.
Clanged :: Clanged (imp. & p. p.) of Clan.
Clank :: Clank (v. t.) To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains..
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