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clove

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You need to be careful with clove hitch, it's a great knot, but it can fall off if the rope gets slack.

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Quick take

(uncountable or countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clove gathered in one view.

noun

(uncountable or countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

noun

(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

noun

(countable) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clove.

Example sentences

1

You need to be careful with clove hitch, it's a great knot, but it can fall off if the rope gets slack.

2

Can't you buy this for 2 cents per clove of garlic at the supermarket?

3

That’s like saying the solution to cigarettes is that tobacco shops must be forced to sell clove cigarettes as a not-addictive alternative.

4

Throw 'em in a blender with an onion, garlic clove, lemon juice, and chili, and you've got delicious fresh salsa.

5

For instance using a hefeweizen yeast, will give clove/banana notes.

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The knots I use all the time: Figure 8 (climbing, mostly), clove hitch (pretty much anything), truckers' hitch.

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Smoothed blended TrueType programming fonts are for clove-cigarette-smoking nancy boys.

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A few good ones to start with would be the bowline, reef knot, figure eight knot, fisherman's knot, clove hitch and trucker's hitch.

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In which case there is a significant issue because up until the thirteenth century they didn't have most spices - maybe pepper, some salt (expensive as), bay leaves, clove...

10

Because the knots (a clove hitch secured with a reef/square knot) are quick, easy and repeatable, you'll be through the skin before you notice the beginnings of the damage.

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> Can't you buy this for 2 cents per clove of garlic at the supermarket?

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But the French restaurant did something not in the recipe -- took a large clove of garlic, peeled it, cut it in half, and wiped the salad bowl with the cut surface of the garlic!

Proper noun examples

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Clove oil lasts only for a while so being faster than a human should be also an objective.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use clove in a sentence?

You need to be careful with clove hitch, it's a great knot, but it can fall off if the rope gets slack.

What does clove mean?

(uncountable or countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

What part of speech is clove?

clove is commonly used as noun.