ALL meanings of clove
clove
C c - variable noun clove Cloves are small dried flower buds used as a spice. 3
- countable noun clove A clove of garlic is one of the sections of a garlic bulb. 3
- noun clove Clove is a past tense of cleave. 3
- noun clove a tropical evergreen myrtaceous tree, Syzygium aromaticum, native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere, esp Zanzibar 3
- noun clove the dried unopened flower buds of this tree, used as a pungent fragrant spice 3
- noun clove any of the segments of a compound bulb that arise from the axils of the scales of a large bulb 3
- noun clove the dried flower bud of a tropical evergreen tree (Eugenia aromatica) of the myrtle family, originally native to the East Indies: used as a pungent, fragrant spice 3
- noun clove the tree 3
- noun clove a segment of a bulb, as of garlic 3
- abbreviation CLOVE cleave1 3
- noun clove The dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a pungent aromatic spice. 1
- noun clove a British unit of weight for wool, cheese, etc., usually equivalent to 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms). 1
- verb clove a simple past tense of cleave2 . 1
- verb without object clove to part or split, especially along a natural line of division. 1
- verb without object clove to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usually followed by through). 1
- verb with object clove to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. 1
- verb with object clove to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness. 1
- verb with object clove to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly. 1
- verb with object clove to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree. 1
- noun clove garlic 1
- noun clove spice 1
- noun clove (Uncountable Noun) NC A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. 0
- noun clove (Countable Noun) (botany) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromatica), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice. 0
- noun clove (Countable Noun) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone. 0
- noun clove Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic. 0
- noun clove (geography) A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch. 0
- verb clove simple past tense of cleave. 0