clod
11clod — [kläd] n. [ME & OE < IE * g(e)leu < base * gel , to make round > CLIMB] 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 cloddish adj.… …
12clod|dy — «KLOD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est. 1. abounding in clods: »Excessive use of conditioners had caused the soil to become cloddy (New York Times). 2. clodlike …
13clod — ‘You ignorant clod’ is used by Jim Dixon in Lucky Jim, by Kingsley Amis. The term of address may be derived from ‘clod hopper’, a country lout, one who walks across clods of earth. The ‘ hopper’ is no doubt a humorous allusion to grass hoppers …
14clod — [[t]klɒd[/t]] n. 1) a lump or mass, esp. of earth or clay 2) a stupid person; dolt 3) earth; soil • Etymology: 1400–50; late MEclodde, OE clod (in clodhamer fieldfare) clod′dish, adj. clod′dish•ness, n …
15clod — cloddily, adv. cloddiness, n. clodlike, adj. cloddy, adj. /klod/, n. 1. a lump or mass, esp. of earth or clay. 2. a stupid person; blockhead; dolt. 3. earth; soil. 4. something of lesser dignity or value, as the body as contrasted with the soul:… …
16clod — I n A clumsy, unsophisticated person from the country. That new guy is a clod straight from the country. 1700s II n A stupid or foolish person. What a clod Broderick is; he hasn t the sense to come in out of the rain. 1990s …
17clod — UK [klɒd] / US [klɑd] noun [countable] Word forms clod : singular clod plural clods 1) a lump of soil 2) informal a stupid person …
18clod — /klɒd / (say klod) noun 1. a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay. 2. earth; soil. 3. anything earthy or base, as the body in comparison with the soul: this corporeal clod. 4. a stupid person; blockhead; dolt. 5. a part of the shoulder of… …
19clod — noun Etymology: Middle English clodde, from Old English clod (in clodhamer fieldfare) Date: 15th century 1. a. a lump or mass especially of earth or clay b. soil, earth 2. oaf, dolt • …
20clod — noun Clod is used after these nouns: ↑dirt …
