Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 9 compound words that contain clove. The most common are listed below. Open clove in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- clove hitcha bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip
- clove pinkA plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.
- clove lilli pilliSynonym of riberry: An Australian tree, Syzygium luehmannii.
- clove hookAn iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails.
- clove hooksplural of clove hook: An iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails.
- clove hitchesplural of clove hitch: a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip
- clove pinksplural of clove pink: A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.
Compound words 9
- clovelessWithout cloves.
- cloverootSynonym of avens, Synonym of herb bennet.
- clovetreeThe plant that produces cloves
- clovewortClove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
- ClovellyA small harbour village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3124).
- clovepinkAlternative form of clove pink: A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.
- clovepinksplural of clovepink: A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.
- cloveringThe making of a cloverleaf tongue.
- cloverootsplural of cloveroot: Synonym of avens, Synonym of herb bennet.