clod
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
1Other words for clod
Other words from clod
- clod·di·ly, adverb
- clod·di·ness, noun
- clodlike, adjective
- cloddy, adjective
Words Nearby clod
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How to use clod in a sentence
In this case, though, exploding bombs and artillery fire fling clods of dirt and dig craters.
Russia’s invasion could cause long-term harm to Ukraine’s prized soil | Rebecca Dzombak | June 21, 2022 | Science NewsThis well-studied plant is in the same family as mustards and can grow in just a tiny clod of dirt.
The first plants ever grown in moon dirt have sprouted | Maria Temming | June 16, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThis well-studied plant is in the same family as mustards and can grow in just a tiny clod of material.
Eventually, the carbon that was once a leaf can become trapped in clods of earth.
Humanity’s greatest ally against climate change is the Earth itself | Sarah Kaplan | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostOne teenager recalled seeing a boy his age pitch a clod of dirt at a mounted [Union] officer.
The News of the World and the Mirror both went with the punnier, " Hand of clod."
Darling, don't you see—it's because you aren't a clod, because you're sensitive and imaginative that you experience fear.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongThe asphaltus is a clod of earth, liquefied by heat; the air forces it to the surface, where it spreads itself.
Go over it again and again until not a lump or clod remains in it.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. RexfordDo I not daily curse this weak, lust-loving clod of flesh that holdeth prisoner a mind that at least once dreamed noble dreams?
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan Meyer"I won't become a clod-hopper," I exclaimed, seeing the dreary, endless monotony of such a life.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
British Dictionary definitions for clod
/ (klɒd) /
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
Origin of clod
1Derived forms of clod
- cloddy, adjective
- cloddish, adjective
- cloddishly, adverb
- cloddishness, noun
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