clod

[ klod ]

/ klɒd /

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noun

a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.

a stupid person; blockhead; dolt.

earth; soil.

something of lesser dignity or value, as the body as contrasted with the soul: this corporeal clod.

a part of a shoulder of beef.

Origin of clod

1400–50; late Middle English clodde,Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare); see cloud

SYNONYMS FOR clod

2 boor, yokel, lout, oaf, dunce.

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OTHER WORDS FROM clod

clod·di·ly, adverbclod·di·ness, nounclodlike, adjectivecloddy, adjective

Words nearby clod

clock watch, clock watcher, clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, Cloë

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Example sentences from the Web for clod

One teenager recalled seeing a boy his age pitch a clod of dirt at a mounted [Union] officer.
David's Book Club 1861: The Civil War Awakening|David Frum|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The News of the World and the Mirror both went with the punnier, " Hand of Clod."
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The maid gave a wee turn to the door, shivered, and fell like a clod at her mother's feet.
The Lost Pibroch|Neil Munro
Married to a clod of earth; she will become as insensible as himself; all these fine capabilities will moulder!
The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson

Only the clod knows content as a recompense for his poverty.
The Grey Cloak|Harold MacGrath
We will labor steadily upon the soil, and never raise our thoughts from the clod we are turning!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864|Various
Then, bearing upon the handles, they lever up the clod and turn it over.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for clod

clod

/ (klɒd) /

noun

a lump of earth or clay

earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps

Also called: clodpole, clod poll, clodpate a dull or stupid person

a cut of beef taken from the shoulder

Derived forms of clod

cloddy, adjectivecloddish, adjectivecloddishly, adverbcloddishness, noun

Word Origin for clod

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	clod
释义	clod [ klod ] / klɒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clod ON THESAURUS.COM noun a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay. a stupid person; blockhead; dolt. earth; soil. something of lesser dignity or value, as the body as contrasted with the soul: this corporeal clod. a part of a shoulder of beef. Origin of clod 1400–50; late Middle English clodde,Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare); see cloud SYNONYMS FOR clod 2 boor, yokel, lout, oaf, dunce. SEE SYNONYMS FOR clod ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM clod clod·di·ly, adverbclod·di·ness, nounclodlike, adjectivecloddy, adjective Words nearby clod clock watch, clock watcher, clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, Cloë Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clod One teenager recalled seeing a boy his age pitch a clod of dirt at a mounted [Union] officer. David's Book Club 1861: The Civil War Awakening\|David Frum\|February 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The News of the World and the Mirror both went with the punnier, " Hand of Clod." World Cup Primer\|Joshua Robinson\|June 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The maid gave a wee turn to the door, shivered, and fell like a clod at her mother's feet. The Lost Pibroch\|Neil Munro Married to a clod of earth; she will become as insensible as himself; all these fine capabilities will moulder! The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2)\|John Cordy Jeaffreson Only the clod knows content as a recompense for his poverty. The Grey Cloak\|Harold MacGrath We will labor steadily upon the soil, and never raise our thoughts from the clod we are turning! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864\|Various Then, bearing upon the handles, they lever up the clod and turn it over. The Fijians\|Basil Thomson British Dictionary definitions for clod clod / (klɒd) / noun a lump of earth or clay earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps Also called: clodpole, clod poll, clodpate a dull or stupid person a cut of beef taken from the shoulder Derived forms of clod cloddy, adjectivecloddish, adjectivecloddishly, adverbcloddishness, noun Word Origin for clod Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to cloud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clod fool, oaf, dunce, dummy, imbecile, dope, lout, blockhead, clown, chump, simpleton, dumbbell, dimwit, boor, dolt, lame-brain
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clod

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