CLOD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compact mass

Example:

a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder

Synonyms:

ball; chunk; clod; clump; glob; lump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("clod" is a kind of...):

agglomeration (a jumbled collection or mass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clod"):

clot; coagulum (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)

gob (a lump of slimy stuff)

clew (a ball of yarn or cord or thread)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An awkward stupid person

Synonyms:

clod; gawk; goon; lout; lubber; lummox; lump; oaf; stumblebum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("clod" is a kind of...):

clumsy person (a person with poor motor coordination)

Credits

Context examples:

There was a compromise that approximated the truth, though it flattered not the school of god, while it challenged the brute-savageness of the school of clod.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"Yes, I've read 'm," he broke in impulsively, spurred on to exhibit and make the most of his little store of book knowledge, desirous of showing her that he was not wholly a stupid clod.