clod C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /klɑd/ UK /klɒd/ See IPA manual Freq #33588 Meanings 1 noun a compact lump of earth, clay, or a similar material Heavy clods of wet soil clung to the roots of the uprooted plant. 2 noun an awkward, dull, or foolish person He felt like a clod after knocking over the carefully arranged display. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a compact lump of earth,... lumpchunkclump 2 noun · an awkward, dull, or... oafloutlummoxboor Word family Forms clods Derived forms cloddishcloddyclodhopper Related forms soilearthclotclump Etymology From Middle English clod, a form related to clot and to Germanic words for a lump or compact mass. The insulting sense compares a slow or awkward person to a heavy lump of earth. Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clod **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /klɑd/ **IPA (UK):** /klɒd/ **Frequency rank:** 33588 ## Meanings 1. a compact lump of earth, clay, or a similar material 2. an awkward, dull, or foolish person ## Examples - Heavy clods of wet soil clung to the roots of the uprooted plant. - He felt like a clod after knocking over the carefully arranged display. ## Synonyms - lump - clump - oaf - lout - lummox ## Derived Forms - cloddish - cloddy - clodhopper ## Related Forms - soil - earth - clot - clump ## Etymology From Middle English clod, a form related to clot and to Germanic words for a lump or compact mass. The insulting sense compares a slow or awkward person to a heavy lump of earth. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown