clove
(kloʊv )
Word forms: cloves
1. variable noun
Cloves are small dried flower buds used as a spice.
...chicken soup with cloves.
2. countable noun
A clove of garlic is one of the sections of a garlic bulb.
3.
Clove is a past tense of cleave.
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Collocations:
clove of garlic whole cloves
For the tomato sauce Heat a saucepan, add a splash of oil and a finely sliced clove of garlic.
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Push the herbs and, if you wish, one sliced clove of garlic into the natural openings in the meat.
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Rub the cut surfaces with a clove of garlic and half a tomato.
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Add the glaze ingredients, except for the whole cloves, to a pan over a medium heat.
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Add the whole cloves of garlic and soften slowly.
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Add the ground cloves or, if using whole cloves, crush the ball directly into the bowl and discard the rest.
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Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat with the whole cloves of garlic and anchovy fillets.
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Whole cloves of garlic, sliced onions and chopped green peppers are often grilled or fried with the meat.
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Translations:
Chinese: 丁香
Japanese: クローブ
- extinct species
- extinct volcano
- extinguish
- extinguish a blaze
- extinguish a fire
- extinguish a life
- extinguisher
- extol
- extol the virtue of
- extort
- extortion
- extortionate
- extortion attempt
- extortionist
- extortion racket
- extra
- extra-
- extra allowance
- extra attention
- extra baggage
- extra battery
- extra bedroom
- extra benefit
- extra bonus
- extra boost