CLIQUE
/kliΛk/
17
Scrabble
20
WWF
C(3) L(1) I(1) Q(10) U(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/kliΛk/
noun
- A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.“This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.”
- A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.“The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.”
- A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
verb
- To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
Source: Wiktionary
