clique
noun
1. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Similar word(s): camp, coterie, ingroup, pack
Definition categories: group, band, circle, lot, set
Sentences with clique as a noun:
- This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.
- The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.
verb
1. To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.