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PRONUNCIATION OF CLODDY

cloddy  [ˈklɒdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLODDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cloddy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLODDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cloddy in the English dictionary

The definition of cloddy in the dictionary is covered in lumps of earth or clay. Other definition of cloddy is heavy or in hard lumps.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLODDY


antibody
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
anybody
ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ
autoantibody
ˌɔːtəʊˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
blackbody
ˈblækˌbɒdɪ
body
ˈbɒdɪ
busybody
ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ
embody
ɪmˈbɒdɪ
everybody
ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ
homebody
ˈhəʊmˌbɒdɪ
noddy
ˈnɒdɪ
Peabody
ˈpiːˌbɒdɪ
shoddy
ˈʃɒdɪ
toddy
ˈtɒdɪ
underbody
ˈʌndəˌbɒdɪ
unibody
ˈjuːnɪˌbɒdɪ
wadi
ˈwɒdɪ
wady
ˈwɒdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLODDY

clocklike
clockmaker
clockwise
clockwork
clockwork precision
clod
clod poll
cloddish
cloddishly
cloddishness
clodhopper
clodhoppers
clodhopping
clodly
clodpate
clodpated
clodpole
cloff
clofibrate
clog

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLODDY

addy
big Daddy
buddy
caddy
daddy
diddy
doddy
eddy
giddy
kiddy
muddy
paddy
poddy
reddy
ruddy
rum toddy
Soddy
spoddy
sugar daddy
teddy

Synonyms and antonyms of cloddy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cloddy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLODDY

Find out the translation of cloddy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cloddy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cloddy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成块
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrones
570 millions of speakers

English

cloddy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cloddy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cloddy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глыбисто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cloddy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cloddy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

motteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cloddy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cloddy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土くれのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cloddy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cloddy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cloddy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cloddy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुदगुल्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cloddy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cloddy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cloddy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глибистой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cloddy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cloddy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kluiterige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cloddy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klumpete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cloddy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLODDY»

The term «cloddy» is normally little used and occupies the 142.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLODDY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cloddy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLODDY»

Discover the use of cloddy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cloddy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Table 17.— Apparent and probable cohesions of crusty to cloddy material and expected horizontal forces for sand, Lander 2 [Apparent cohesions calculated using equation for wet clay (pure cohesion) on Earth (Wismer and Luth, 1972).
2
An Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases, and ...
To cousin Cloddy hell is a trouble. To the man of the cowl [the friar] it serves as a filtre ; there's meat and drink in it for him. Wherever there is a provision store; in he comes filtre in hand; and begins to reproach the dolt of a Cloddy with every ...
John Bellenden Ker, 1837
3
Soil survey
In Vernon clay the material is compact and cloddy from the surface down. There are a very few small slick spots in the clay and clay loam, but these are not typical . Most of the parent materials from which these Vernon and Weymouth soils ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1923
4
Soil Survey Reports
The upper subsoil layer is gray or brownish-gray material of cloddy structure, mottled with rust brown and yellow. Below an average depth of 16 inches is drab plastic impervious clay containing a great quantity of colloidal material. This layer is ...
5
Soil and Water Conservation Activities for Boy Scouts
This sample should be hard and cloddy. Get the other from a well- managed field where grasses and legumes have been grown, or from a good pasture or similar location. This sample should be crumbly and free from clods. First allow the ...
‎1964
6
Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases: Terms and ...
Away with you ! mutters the emboldened Cloddy. The Man in a Robe (Friar) sermonizes him. The Saxon (Husbandman) trembles at [repents of] what he has been prompted to utter and' it is soon made quiet between them ; the Friar's blessing ...
John Bellenden Ker, 1840
7
Soil and Water Conservation Activities: A Guide for Leaders ...
This sample should be hard and cloddy. Get the other from a well- managed field where grasses and legumes have been grown, or from a good pasture or similar location. This sample should be crumbly and free from clods. First allow the ...
United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1965
8
A Supplement to the Two Volumes of the Second Edition of The ...
Away with you ! mutters the emboldened Cloddy. The Man in a Robe (Friar) sermonizes him. The Saxon (Husbandman) trembles at [repents of] what he has been prompted to utter and it is soon made quiet between them ; the Friar"s blessing ...
John Bellenden Ker, 1840
9
Program Aid
This sample should be hard and cloddy. Get the other from a well- managed field where grasses and legumes have been grown, or from a good pasture or similar location. This sample should be crumbly and free from clods. First allow the ...
10
Soil survey
The material in this layer breaks up into a coarse granular or cloddy structure. The pH value of this layer averages about 7. The B2 layer, extending between depths of 16 and 26 inches below the surface, is plastic and compacted stony fine ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1923

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLODDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cloddy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cereals Event 2015: No more cutting corners with seed bed …
... four rows of tine coulters or mounted on an integrated cultivator with three rows for generous clearance in min-till or stony/cloddy conditions. «FG Insight, Jun 15»
2
Taking the fight to sclerotinia
"The tractor is not working as hard and the country is improving - it's not cloddy and lumpy after rain which gives you a bit more freedom and ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jun 15»
3
Diagnosing cornfield problems
If light hits it before reaching the surface, because of cloddy soil or an improperly closed seed furrow, it will unfurl early. Other potential causes ... «The Courier, May 15»
4
Pioneer talks crops
Furthermore, if corn is planted too shallow and the topsoil becomes dry or cloddy, rootless corn syndrome may occur. When seed is planted at 2 ... «Agri-View, May 15»
5
Planting by the Signs: Frost, freezing temps not good things
Nonetheless, if you disturb wet ground you will be courting disaster all summer, ensuring it will remain cloddy and difficult — if not impossible ... «State-Journal.com, Apr 15»
6
Planting by the Signs: Moon in light phase; so-so signs ending …
If you disturb wet ground you will be courting disaster all summer, ensuring it will remain cloddy and difficult — if not impossible — to work. «State-Journal.com, Apr 15»
7
Amish Home: You can't have broken glass salad without the juice
Our garden takes so long to dry out and if I get in too much of a hurry, the garden gets hard and 'cloddy'. I've seen some gardens sprouting ... «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Apr 15»
8
Steelers announce contract extension with Ben Roethlisberger
Big cloddy Ben ... meh. Not like the Squeelers had much of a choice but to extend him though .. dupe their fans and keep the team in mediocrity ... «CBSSports.com, Mar 15»
9
Magnificent 7: The dogs of the Grand American
He is strong and sturdy without being coarse or cloddy. He is balanced, agile and sound, with the ability to cover ground easily, efficiently and ... «The Times and Democrat, Jan 15»
10
Charles D'Ambrosio's Dome-Blowingly Beautiful Essays
D'Ambrosio describes Brautigan's prose as "cracked and cloddy," full of "pleonasms and curious grammatical lapses," and shot through with ... «TheStranger.com, Oct 14»

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