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The synonyms of “Clod” are: gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum, ball, chunk, clump, glob, mass, piece, hunk, slab, wedge, fool, idiot, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton
Clod as a Noun
Definitions of "Clod" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clod” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A stupid person.
- An awkward stupid person.
- A coarse cut of meat from the lower neck of an ox.
- A lump of earth or clay.
- A compact mass.
Synonyms of "Clod" as a noun (31 Words)
| ball | In soccer a pass of the ball in a specified direction or manner. His half century came off only forty balls. |
| blockhead | A stupid person. |
| buffoon | A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. |
| chunk | A significant amount of something. We won a chunk of money. |
| clump | A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects. Clumps of earth. |
| dolt | A person who is not very bright. |
| dullard | A slow or stupid person. He was caricatured as a dupe and a dullard. |
| dunce | A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone’s intelligence. He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school. |
| fool | A jester or clown, especially one retained in a royal or noble household. He is the fool of circumstances. |
| gawk | An awkward stupid person. Let those country gawks dance to their hearts content. |
| glob | A compact mass. Thick globs of mozzarella cheese. |
| goon | An awkward stupid person. He hired goons to hunt down supporters. |
| halfwit | A foolish or stupid person. Worst of all were the halfwits in the background guffawing at every pathetic gag. |
| hunk | A well-built sexually attractive man. A hunk of bread. |
| idiot | A person of low intelligence. |
| ignoramus | An ignorant person. Assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him. |
| imbecile | A person of subnormal intelligence. |
| lout | An awkward stupid person. Drunken louts. |
| lubber | An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage. |
| lummox | An awkward stupid person. Watch it you great lummox. |
| lump | The state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry. Lump labour. |
| mass | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist. The masterly distribution of masses. |
| nincompoop | A foolish or stupid person. |
| oaf | An awkward stupid person. They are just big clumsy oafs. |
| piece | A king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn. The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests. |
| simpleton | A person lacking intelligence or common sense. Stop grinning at me like a simpleton. |
| slab | A large, smooth body of rock lying at a sharp angle to the horizontal. A fishmonger s slab. |
| stumblebum | A clumsy or inept person. |
| wedge | A heel on a wedge shoe. A wedge of cheese. |
Usage Examples of "Clod" as a noun
- You're an insensitive clod and I hope you fall and break your neck.
- Other stewing cuts (in England known to the meat trade as clod) may cook in 90 minutes.
- Frost is essential for breaking up clods into manageable sizes.
