click vs clique
Definitions
verb
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- move or strike with a noise
- produce a click
noun
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- a short light metallic sound
- depression of a button on a computer mouse
Examples
One stray click and I'm rickrolled, prankishly diverted to the now-familiar footage of Rick Astley being devoured by a pack of London cannibals.
Tom Huff shouted across the railroad car as the train click-clacked away from Manhattan.
I clicked the 'Live Chat' button, and lo and behold, I was deposited in a chat room with what sounded suspiciously like a chatbot.
Definitions
noun
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Examples
This party seemed more tailored to a grown-up clique, so I did what all out-of-place people do, I ate all of their pumpkin pie and left early.
The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.
It was found that certain cliques of countries within the same geographic region, like Greece and Cyprus, are likely to vote similarly.
