clod

[US]/klɒd/
[UK]/klɑd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a lump or chunk of earth, a foolish or stupid person.

Phrases & Collocations

clumsy clod

dense clod

clod of earth

ignorant clod

Example Sentences

the iron astringently cool under its paint, the painted wood familiarly wamer, the clod crumbling enchantingly down in the hands, with its litter dry smell of the sun and of hot nettles;

He is such a clod when it comes to social interactions.

She accidentally stepped on a clod of mud and slipped.

The farmer plowed the clod of earth to prepare for planting.

The clod of dirt fell off his shoe as he entered the house.

He was hit on the head by a clod of snow thrown by a playful child.

The clod of clay was too hard to mold into a shape.

She wiped the clod of dust off the table with a cloth.

He clumsily kicked a clod of grass while walking in the park.

The clod of dough stuck to the rolling pin while she was baking cookies.

She threw a clod of sand at him playfully during their beach outing.

Real-world Examples

He didn't want Scarlett to hear the clods dropping on the coffin.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Moreover, fifty yards off stood a hut, built of clods and covered with thin turves, but now entirely disused.

Source: Returning Home

Selling Oline some trifle or other meant so many minutes' rest from throwing heavy clods.

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 2)

A clod from a swallow's nest applied with vinegar.

Source: Radio Laboratory

Don't forget about that clod she married!

Source: Modern Family Season 9

Spring rain came again, and it made the hard clod of soil moist and soft after it flowed into the ground.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Whenever temperature dip below zero Fahrenheit and stick around for a while, you can expect to see clods and clouds of ice.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

She took a little clod of earth from the broken ground where he had stumbled, and threw it in.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 2)

Think of these clods as what they are—slaves envious of their masters and waiting only the opportunity to rebel.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

At one side of the pool rough steps built of clods enabled everyone who wished to do so to mount the bank; which the woman did.

Source: Returning Home

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