2 VERB [no passive] If you click on an area of a computer screen, you point the cursor at that area and press one of the buttons on the mouse in order to make something happen. [COMPUTING ] □ [V + on ] I clicked on a link and recent reviews of the production came up. [Also V , V n] ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Click is also a noun. □ [+ of ] You can check your email with a click of your mouse.
3 VERB When you suddenly understand something, you can say that it clicks . [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] When I saw the television report, it all clicked. □ [V that] It suddenly clicked that this was fantastic fun.
4 to click into place → see place
click|able /kl I kəb ə l/ ADJ A clickable image on a computer screen is one that you can point the cursor at and click on, in order to make something happen. [COMPUTING ] □ …a Web site with clickable maps showing hotel locations.
cli ck bait N‑UNCOUNT Click bait is something on a website that encourages people to click on a link. [INFORMAL ] □ The images of animals serve as click bait.
cli|ent ◆◇◇ /kla I ənt/ (clients ) N‑COUNT A client of a professional person or organization is a person or company that receives a service from them in return for payment. [BUSINESS ] □ …a solicitor and his client. □ The company required clients to pay substantial fees in advance. SYNONYMS client NOUN
customer: Our customers have very tight budgets.
consumer: …improving public services and consumer rights.
buyer: Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed.
patron: Like so many of the hotel’s patrons, he adored the food.
shopper: Better protection is available for shoppers who use a credit card.
cli |ent base (client bases ) N‑COUNT A business's client base is the same as its customer base . [BUSINESS ] □ [+ of ] Enviros Consulting has a client base of more than 2,000 organisations.
cli|en|tele /kliː ɒnte l, kla I ən-/ N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients. □ This pub had a mixed clientele.
cli |ent sta te (client states ) N‑COUNT A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection. □ …France and its African client states.
cliff /kl I f/ (cliffs ) N‑COUNT A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea. □ The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.
cliff|hanger /kl I fhæŋə r / (cliffhangers ) also cliff-hanger N‑COUNT A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next. □ The election is likely to be a cliff-hanger. □ …cliffhanger endings to keep you in suspense.
cliff|top /kl I ftɒp/ (clifftops ) N‑COUNT A clifftop is the area of land around the top of a cliff. □ …a house on the clifftop. □ …25 acres of spectacular clifftop scenery.
cli|mac|tic /kla I mæ kt I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs. [FORMAL ] □ …the film's climactic scene.
cli|mate ◆◇◇ /kla I mət/ (climates )
1 N‑VAR The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it. □ [+ of ] …the hot and humid climate of Cyprus.
2 N‑COUNT You can use climate to refer to the general atmosphere or situation somewhere. □ The economic climate remains uncertain. □ [+ of ] …the existing climate of violence and intimidation. SYNONYMS climate NOUN 1
weather: …the weather conditions.
temperature: Coping with severe drops in temperature can be very difficult.
climes: He left Britain for the sunnier climes of Southern France.
cli |mate change N‑UNCOUNT Climate change refers to changes in the earth’s climate, especially the gradual rise in temperature caused by high levels of carbon dioxide and other gases. □ Human activity has led to deforestation, species becoming extinct, rising sea levels and climate change.
cli|mat|ic /kla I mæ t I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Climatic conditions, changes, and effects relate to the general weather conditions of a place. □ …the threat of rising sea levels and climatic change from overheating of the atmosphere.
cli|ma|tolo|gist /kla I mətɒ lədʒ I st/ (climatologists ) N‑COUNT A climatologist is someone who studies climates.
cli|max /kla I mæks/ (climaxes , climaxing , climaxed )
1 N‑COUNT The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end. □ [+ of/to ] For Pritchard, getting a medal was the climax of her career. □ [+ to ] It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety. □ The last golf tournament of the European season is building up to a dramatic climax.
2 VERB The event that climaxes a sequence of events is an exciting or important event that comes at the end. You can also say that a sequence of events climaxes with a particular event. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes. □ [V + with ] They've just finished a sell-out U.K. tour that climaxed with a three-night stint at Brixton Academy. [Also V ]
3 N‑VAR A climax is an orgasm .