clique (noun)

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• clique — ► NOUN ▪ a small group of people who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. DERIVATIVES cliquey adjective cliquish adjective. ORIGIN French, from Old French cliquer make a noise …   English terms dictionary

• clique — noun /klɪk,kliːk/ a) A small, exclusive group of individuals; cabal This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques. b) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph. The problem of finding the largest clique in an …   Wiktionary

• clique — [ klik ] noun count a small group of people who seem unfriendly to other people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clique — noun (C) a small group of people who think they are special and do not let other people join them: A small clique of right wingers controls local affairs …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• clique — noun almost no one from her clique showed up at the reunion Syn: coterie, set, circle, ring, in crowd, group; club, society, fraternity, sorority; cabal, caucus; informal gang …   Thesaurus of popular words

• clique — noun Etymology: French Date: 1711 a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; especially one held together by common interests, views, or purposes • cliquey adjective • cliquish adjective • cliquishly adverb • cliquishness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clique — UK [kliːk] / US [klɪk] noun [countable] Word forms clique : singular clique plural cliques a small group of people who seem unfriendly to other people …   English dictionary

• clique — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. set, circle, group, coterie. See party, assemblage, exclusion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coterie, set, circle, group, clan, club, inner circle, ring, band, gang, crew, faction, cabal, junta, network,… …   English dictionary for students

• clique — /klik / (say kleek), /klɪk/ (say klik) noun 1. a small set or coterie, especially one that is snobbishly exclusive. –verb (i) (cliqued, cliquing) 2. Colloquial to form, or associate in, a clique. {French, from Old French cliquer make a sharp… …  

• clique — [kli:k] noun a small close knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them. Derivatives cliquey adjective cliquish adjective cliquishness noun Origin C18: from Fr., from OFr. cliquer make a noise …   English new terms dictionary

• clique — [kliːk] noun [C] a small group of people who seem unfriendly to other people …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English