Clod — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a compact mass

an awkward stupid person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈoʊtnənts/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪfəɹˌɛnʃɪˌeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪfəɹˌɛnʃɪˌeɪtə/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈoʊtnənts/.

Examples

a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lubber ball lummox oaf goon gawk lump stumblebum lout chunk glob clump

Parts of Speech

noun	a compact mass “a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
noun	an awkward stupid person

Word Forms

lumpy	adjective	having lumps; not smooth and even in texture
chunky	adjective	like or containing small sticky lumps
chunk	verb	group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
lubberly	adjective	clumsy and unskilled
gawky	adjective	lacking grace in movement or posture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klumpen

eine kompakte Masse

🇫🇷French

motte de terre

une masse compacte

🇪🇸Spanish

terrón

una masa compacta

🇮🇹Italian

zolla

una massa compatta

🇳🇱Dutch

kluit

een compacte massa

🇵🇹Portuguese

torrão

uma massa compacta

🇷🇺Russian

ком

компактная масса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढेला

एक सघन द्रव्यमान

🇧🇩Bengali

জমাট

একটি কম্প্যাক্ট ভর

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டி

ஒரு சிறிய நிறை

🇮🇳Telugu

గడ్డ

ఒక కాంపాక్ట్ మాస్

🇮🇳Marathi

गठ्ठा

एक संक्षिप्त वस्तुमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગઠ્ઠો

કોમ્પેક્ટ માસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಂಡೆ

ಒಂದು ಕಾಂಪ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കട്ട

ഒരു കോംപാക്റ്റ് പിണ്ഡം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਤ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਪੁੰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

بند

ایک کمپیکٹ بڑے پیمانے پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

土块

紧凑的质量

🇯🇵Japanese

土塊

コンパクトな塊

🇰🇷Korean

덩어리

조밀한 질량

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cục đất

một khối lượng nhỏ gọn

🇹🇭Thai

ก้อนดิน

มวลที่มีขนาดกะทัดรัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

gumpalan

suatu massa yang kompak

🇲🇾Malay

gumpalan

jisim yang padat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تراب

كتلة مدمجة

🇮🇷Persian

کلوخ

یک توده فشرده

🇹🇷Turkish

budala

kompakt bir kütle

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוּשׁ

מסה קומפקטית

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