"clove" in the noun sense

1. clove

aromatic flower bud of a clove tree yields a spice

2. clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum

moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves

3. clove, garlic clove

one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

4. clove

spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree used whole or ground

"clove" in the verb sense

1. cleave, split, rive

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

"cleave the bone"

2. cleave

make by cutting into

"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

3. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere

come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation

"The dress clings to her body"

"The label stuck to the box"

"The sushi rice grains cohere"

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