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clod

(klɒd)

Word forms: plural clods

countable noun

A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.

Synonyms: lump, piece, block, mass More Synonyms of clod

clod in British English

(klɒd)

noun

a lump of earth or clay

earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps

3. Also called: clodpole, clod poll, clodpate

a dull or stupid person

a cut of beef taken from the shoulder

Derived forms

cloddy (ˈcloddy)

adjective

cloddish (ˈcloddish)

adjective

cloddishly (ˈcloddishly)

adverb

cloddishness (ˈcloddishness)

noun

Word origin

Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to cloud

clod in American English

(klɑd)

noun

a lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc.

earth; soil

a dull, stupid person; dolt

the part of a neck of beef nearest the shoulder

Derived forms

cloddish (ˈcloddish)

adjective

cloddishly (ˈcloddishly)

adverb

cloddishness (ˈcloddishness)

noun

cloddy (ˈcloddy)

adjective

Word origin

ME & OE < IE *g(e)leu- < base *gel-, to make round > climb

Examples of 'clod' in a sentence
clod

What sort of a senseless clod was I, not even to have wondered if he could have been truly ill?Only a clod could fail to be moved by the possibilities of life on a day like this, Tony thought.

(noun) in the sense of lump

Definition

a lump of earth or clay

a clod of earth from which a mass of thick plant roots protruded

Synonyms

lump

a lump of wood

piece

a piece of wood

Another piece of cake?

block

a block of ice

mass

Cut it up before it cools and sets into a solid mass.

chunk

Cut the melon into chunks.

clump

There was a clump of trees bordering the side of the road.

hunk

a thick hunk of bread

Additional synonyms

in the sense of block

Definition

a large solid piece of wood, stone, etc.

a block of ice

Synonyms

piece,

bar,

square,

mass,

cake,

brick,

lump,

chunk,

cube,

hunk,

nugget,

ingot

in the sense of chunk

Definition

a thick solid piece of something

Cut the melon into chunks.

Synonyms

piece,

block,

mass,

portion,

lump,

slab,

hunk,

nugget,

wad,

dollop (informal),

wodge (British, informal)

in the sense of clump

Definition

a small group of things or people together

There was a clump of trees bordering the side of the road.

Synonyms

cluster,

group,

mass,

bunch,

bundle,

shock

Nearby words of
clod

cloak
clobber
clock
clod
clodhopper
clog
cloistered

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clod

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单词	clod
释义	Trends of clod View usage for: clod (klɒd) Word forms: plural clods countable noun A clod of earth is a large lump of earth. Synonyms: lump, piece, block, mass More Synonyms of clod clod in British English (klɒd) noun 1. a lump of earth or clay 2. earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps 3. Also called: clodpole, clod poll, clodpate a dull or stupid person 4. a cut of beef taken from the shoulder Derived forms cloddy (ˈcloddy) adjective cloddish (ˈcloddish) adjective cloddishly (ˈcloddishly) adverb cloddishness (ˈcloddishness) noun Word origin Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to cloud clod in American English (klɑd) noun 1. a lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc. 2. earth; soil 3. a dull, stupid person; dolt 4. the part of a neck of beef nearest the shoulder Derived forms cloddish (ˈcloddish) adjective cloddishly (ˈcloddishly) adverb cloddishness (ˈcloddishness) noun cloddy (ˈcloddy) adjective Word origin ME & OE < IE g(e)leu- < base gel-, to make round > climb Examples of 'clod' in a sentence clod What sort of a senseless clod was I, not even to have wondered if he could have been truly ill? Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002) Only a clod could fail to be moved by the possibilities of life on a day like this, Tony thought. Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002) (noun) in the sense of lump Definition a lump of earth or clay a clod of earth from which a mass of thick plant roots protruded Synonyms lump a lump of wood piece a piece of wood Another piece of cake? block a block of ice mass Cut it up before it cools and sets into a solid mass. chunk Cut the melon into chunks. clump There was a clump of trees bordering the side of the road. hunk a thick hunk of bread Additional synonyms in the sense of block Definition a large solid piece of wood, stone, etc. a block of ice Synonyms piece, bar, square, mass, cake, brick, lump, chunk, cube, hunk, nugget, ingot in the sense of chunk Definition a thick solid piece of something Cut the melon into chunks. Synonyms piece, block, mass, portion, lump, slab, hunk, nugget, wad, dollop (informal), wodge (British, informal) in the sense of clump Definition a small group of things or people together There was a clump of trees bordering the side of the road. Synonyms cluster, group, mass, bunch, bundle, shock Nearby words of clod cloak clobber clock clod clodhopper clog cloistered Synonyms of 'clod' clod Explore 'clod' in the dictionary
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