Unscramble clove

Definition of clove

noun:

• aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice.
• moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves. Synonyms: Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, clove tree.
• one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb. Synonyms: garlic clove.
• spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground.

verb:

• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone". Synonyms: cleave, rive, split.
• make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock". Synonyms: cleave.
• 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". Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick.

Related words

agglutinate, conglutinate, laminate, maul, mold.

Words nearby

clive, clone, close, cloven, clover, cloze, cove, glove, love.

Rhymes with

cove, dove, drove, grove, nov, rove, soave, stove, trove.