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Definition clout

Etymology 1

From Middle English clout, from Old English cl?t, from Proto-Germanic *kl?taz, from Proto-Indo-European *gelewdos, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (�to ball up, amass�). Cognate with Old Norse kl�tr (�kerchief�), Swedish klut, Danish klud), Middle High German kl?z (�lump�), whence German Klo�, and dialect Russian ????? (gluda). See also cleat. The sense �influence, especially political� originated in the dialect of Chicago, but has become widespread.

Noun

clout (countable and uncountable, plural clouts)

Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
(regional, informal) A blow with the hand.
(baseball, informal) A home run.
(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
(regional, dated) A swaddling cloth.
(archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
(archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
(obsolete) A piece; a fragment.

Verb

clout (third-person singular simple present clouts, present participle clouting, simple past and past participle clouted)

To hit, especially with the fist.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
To join or patch clumsily.

Etymology 2

Verb

clout (third-person singular simple present clouts, present participle clouting, simple past and past participle clouted)

Dated form of clot.

Results 354 Words with the letters CLOUT

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10 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

ACOUSTICAL 18

ALACRITOUS 15

ALLOCUTION 17

ALTOCUMULI 20

ANACOLUTHA 18

AUTECOLOGY 19

AUTOCLAVED 20

AUTOCLAVES 19

CALAMITOUS 18

CALCULATOR 19

CANTALOUPE 19

CANTALOUPS 19

CAPTIOUSLY 20

CASSOULETS 15

CATALOGUED 18

CATALOGUER 17

CATALOGUES 17

CAUTIOUSLY 18

CIRCULATOR 18

CLOSETFULS 19

CLOTHBOUND 22

CLOUDBURST 20

CLUBFOOTED 22

COAGULANTS 18

COAGULATED 18

COAGULATES 17

COCULTURED 20

COCULTURES 19

COEQUALITY 26

COLATITUDE 16

COLLOQUIST 25

COLORATURA 15

COLOSTRUMS 18

COLPORTEUR 18

COLUMBITES 21

COLUMNISTS 19

COMMUTABLE 24

COMPUTABLE 24

CONCEPTUAL 22

CONFLUENTS 20

CONNATURAL 17

CONSULATES 16

CONSULTANT 17

CONSULTERS 16

CONSULTING 19

CONSULTIVE 20

CONSULTORS 16

CONTEXTUAL 23

CONVENTUAL 21

CONVOLUTED 21

CONVOLUTES 20

CONVULSANT 21

COPULATING 21

COPULATION 19

COPULATIVE 22

COPULATORY 20

COTYLOSAUR 17

COULOMETER 18

COULOMETRY 20

COUPLEMENT 22

COURTLIEST 15

COVETOUSLY 21

CULTIVATOR 19

CUMULATION 20

CURATORIAL 15

CUTTLEBONE 19

DISHCLOUTS 18

DOCUMENTAL 20

DUPLICATOR 19

EDULCORATE 16

EJACULATOR 24

ELOCUTIONS 16

ELUCIDATOR 16

EUCALYPTOL 21

EULOGISTIC 17

FACTIOUSLY 20

FELICITOUS 18

FLOCCULANT 23

FLOCCULATE 22

FLOCCULENT 23

FLOUNCIEST 19

FUNCTIONAL 20

GLAUCONITE 18

GLUCONATES 18

HOLOCAUSTS 17

INCULCATOR 19

INOCULANTS 17

INOCULATED 17

INOCULATES 16

INOCULATOR 16

INOSCULATE 16

JOCULARITY 26

JUNCTIONAL 26

LEUCOPLAST 19

LEUKOCYTES 21

LEUKOCYTIC 24

LICENTIOUS 16

LOCUTORIES 15

LUBRICATOR 18

LUMPECTOMY 26

MACULATION 19

METICULOUS 19

MULTICOLOR 19

MULTIFOCAL 22

NONFACTUAL 20

NONFACULTY 22

NOVACULITE 20

NUCLEATION 17

NUCLEATORS 16

NUCLEOTIDE 17

OCCULTISMS 21

OCCULTISTS 18

OCULARISTS 15

OCULOMOTOR 18

OPERCULATE 18

ORBICULATE 18

OSCULATING 18

OSCULATION 16

OSCULATORY 17

OUTBALANCE 19

OUTCAVILED 20

OUTCLASSED 16

OUTCLASSES 15

OUTCLIMBED 22

OUTCRAWLED 19

OUTMUSCLED 20

OUTMUSCLES 19

OUTSCOLDED 17

OUTSLICKED 20

PATCHOULIS 20

PECULATION 19

PECULATORS 18

PLEUSTONIC 19

PLUTOCRACY 23

PLUTOCRATS 18

POCKETFULS 25

POCKETSFUL 25

POPULISTIC 21

PORTCULLIS 19

PORTULACAS 18

POSTLAUNCH 21

POSTULANCY 21

POULTICING 21

PROLOCUTOR 18

PUNCTILIOS 19

QUIXOTICAL 31

SCLEROTIUM 18

SLOUCHIEST 17

SOLICITOUS 15

SOLICITUDE 16

SPECULATOR 18

TELECOURSE 15

THIOURACIL 17

TOUCHHOLES 19

TOUCHINGLY 22

TOUCHLINES 18

TRINOCULAR 16

TRUCKLOADS 20

ULCERATION 16

ULTRAMICRO 18

ULTRASONIC 16

UNCLOTHING 21

UNCTUOUSLY 20

URICOTELIC 18

VACUOLATED 20

VOLUMETRIC 22

9 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

AUCTORIAL 14

AUTOCLAVE 18

AUTOLYTIC 16

AUTOTELIC 14

BLACKOUTS 21

BLUECOATS 17

CALUTRONS 15

CANTALOUP 18

CASSOULET 14

CATALOGUE 16

CLOSEOUTS 14

CLOSETFUL 18

CLOTURING 17

CLOUDIEST 15

CLOUDLETS 16

CLUBROOTS 17

COAGULANT 17

COAGULATE 16

COBALTOUS 17

COCULTURE 18

COLOSTRUM 17

COLUMBITE 20

COLUMNIST 18

COMATULAE 17

CONFLUENT 19

CONSULATE 15

CONSULTED 16

CONSULTER 15

CONSULTOR 15

CONTINUAL 16

CONTUMELY 20

CONVOLUTE 19

COPULATED 18

COPULATES 17

CORPULENT 18

CORRUPTLY 19

COUNTABLE 18

COUNTABLY 20

COUNTLESS 15

COURTLIER 14

CUSTODIAL 15

DISHCLOUT 17

ELOCUTION 15

FLUOROTIC 17

GLUCONATE 17

HOLOCAUST 16

INOCULANT 16

INOCULATE 15

LEUKOCYTE 20

LOCUTIONS 15

LOQUACITY 25

MUCOLYTIC 22

MULTICOPY 22

NOCTURNAL 16

NUCLEATOR 15

OCCULTERS 17

OCCULTING 20

OCCULTISM 20

OCCULTIST 17

OCTUPLETS 17

OCTUPLING 20

OCULARIST 14

OSCULATED 15

OSCULATES 14

OUTCAVILS 18

OUTCLIMBS 20

OUTCRAWLS 17

OUTMUSCLE 18

OUTSCOLDS 15

OUTSLICKS 18

OVIDUCTAL 19

PATCHOULI 19

PATCHOULY 21

PECULATOR 17

PLUTOCRAT 17

POCKETFUL 24

PORTULACA 17

POULTICED 18

POULTICES 17

PUNCTILIO 18

SCULPTORS 17

SUCTIONAL 15

SUCTORIAL 14

TOUCHABLE 19

TOUCHHOLE 18

TOUCHLINE 17

TROCHILUS 16

TRUCKLOAD 19

ULTRACOLD 16

ULTRACOOL 15

UNCLOTHED 18

UNCLOTHES 17

UNCOUTHLY 20

URCEOLATE 14

UREOTELIC 14

VACUOLATE 18

8 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

BLACKOUT 20

BLUECOAT 16

CALUTRON 14

CLOSEOUT 13

CLOTURED 14

CLOTURES 13

CLOUDLET 15

CLOUTERS 13

CLOUTING 16

CLUBFOOT 19

CLUBROOT 16

COMATULA 16

CONSULTS 14

COPULATE 16

COULDEST 14

COULTERS 13

COUPLETS 16

CULOTTES 13

LACTEOUS 13

LEUKOTIC 17

LINOCUTS 14

LOCKNUTS 18

LOCKOUTS 17

LOCULATE 14

LOCUSTAE 13

LOCUSTAL 14

LOCUTION 14

LOCUTORY 15

NOCTULES 14

OCCULTED 17

OCCULTER 16

OCCULTLY 19

OCTUPLED 17

OCTUPLES 16

OCTUPLET 16

OCTUPLEX 23

OCULISTS 13

OSCULANT 14

OSCULATE 13

OUTCAVIL 17

OUTCLASS 13

OUTCLIMB 19

OUTCLOMB 19

OUTCRAWL 16

OUTSCOLD 14

OUTSLICK 17

PLUTONIC 17

POTLUCKS 20

POULTICE 16

SCULPTOR 16

SELCOUTH 15

TOUCHILY 17

UNCLOTHE 16

7 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

CLOTURE 12

CLOUTED 13

CLOUTER 12

CONSULT 13

COULDST 13

COULTER 12

COUPLET 15

COURTLY 14

CULOTTE 12

LINOCUT 13

LOCKNUT 17

LOCKOUT 16

LOCUSTA 12

LOCUSTS 12

NOCTULE 13

OCCULTS 15

OCTUPLE 15

OCTUPLY 17

OCULIST 12

POTLUCK 19

TALCOUS 12

6 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

CLOUTS 11

LOCUST 11

OCCULT 14

TOLUIC 11

5 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

CLOUT 10

4 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

CLOT 8

COLT 8

CULT 9

LOUT 6

TOLU 6

3 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

COL 7

COT 6

CUT 7

LOT 4

OUT 4

2 letter words with the letters CLOUT ↑

LO 3

TO 2

UT 3

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