clove
Meaning of clove
- the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as an aromatic spice.
a teaspoon of ground cloves
- the Indonesian tree from which cloves are obtained.
- a clove-scented pink which is the original type from which the carnation and other double pinks have been bred.
Middle English: from Old French clou de girofle, literally ‘nail of gillyflower’ (from its shape), gillyflower being originally the name of the spice and later applied to the similarly scented pink.
noun- any of the small bulbs making up a compound bulb of garlic, shallot, etc.
rub a dish with a crushed clove of garlic
Old English clufu, of Germanic origin, corresponding to the first element of German Knoblauch (altered from Old High German klovolouh ), and the base of cleave1.
verb
past of cleave1.
verb, past tense- split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.
the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire
Old English clēofan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klieven and German klieben .
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Hyphenation of clove
clove
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- clove is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
clove synonyms
Meaning break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain:
Meaning separate or be separated into parts:
Meaning divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning break or cause to break into small sharp fragments:
Meaning chop or cut (something, especially wood or coal) with an axe, pick, or other tool:
Meaning cut with rough or heavy blows:
Meaning divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size:
Meaning divide (a line, angle, or shape) into two exactly equal parts:
Meaning divide into four equal or corresponding parts:
Meaning tear (something) into pieces:
Meaning split apart:
Meaning split or tear apart violently:
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