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PRONUNCIATION OF CLUNCH

clunch  [klʌntʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUNCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clunch is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clunch

Clunch is a traditional building material of chalky limestone rock used mainly in eastern England and Normandy. Clunch distinguishes itself from archetypal forms of limestone by being softer in character when cut, such as resembling chalk in lower density, or with minor clay-like components.

Definition of clunch in the English dictionary

The first definition of clunch in the dictionary is hardened clay. Other definition of clunch is a lout. Clunch is also a shapeless mass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLUNCH


after-lunch
ˈɑːftəˌlʌntʃ
brunch
brʌntʃ
bunch
bʌntʃ
Bunche
bʌntʃ
counterpunch
ˈkaʊntəˌpʌntʃ
crunch
krʌntʃ
dunch
dʌntʃ
glunch
ɡlʌntʃ
honeybunch
ˈhʌnɪˌbʌntʃ
hunch
hʌntʃ
key-punch
kiː pʌntʃ
lunch
lʌntʃ
munch
mʌntʃ
prelunch
priːˈlʌntʃ
punch
pʌntʃ
runch
rʌntʃ
sarpanch
səˈpʌntʃ
scrunch
skrʌntʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLUNCH

clump-like
clumper
clumpiness
clumpish
clumpy
clumsier
clumsiest
clumsily
clumsiness
clumsy
clung
Cluniac
clunk
clunker
clunkier
clunkiest
clunky
Cluny
Cluny lace
clupeid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLUNCH

box lunch
buffet lunch
business lunch
credit crunch
cut lunch
haunch
launch
packed lunch
picnic lunch
play-lunch
ploughman´s lunch
power lunch
prelaunch
pub lunch
relaunch
school lunch
soft-launch
staunch
sucker punch
three-martini lunch

Synonyms and antonyms of clunch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clunch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLUNCH

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

Translator English - Chinese

clunch
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clunch
570 millions of speakers

English

clunch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clunch
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

clunch
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

clunch
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clunch
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clunch
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clunch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clunch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

clunch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

clunch
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

clunch
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clanging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clunch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clunch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

clunch
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clunch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clunch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

clunch
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clunch
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

clunch
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

clunch
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

clunch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clunch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clunch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUNCH»

The term «clunch» is normally little used and occupies the 141.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUNCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clunch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clunch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUNCH»

Discover the use of clunch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clunch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Silurian System: founded on geological researches in the ...
To the bottom of the thick coal 140 0 Sundries 9 0 Heathen coal 0 2 Park clunch 3 1 Penny coal 0 2 Strong brown blowing rock 5 2 COSELEY NEW MINE ironstone, three measures of 2, 3 and 4 inches, lying in strong clod ... 10 Dark clunch 4 1 ...
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1839
2
An Historical and Statistical Account of Nova-Scotia
100 Clunch 101 Ironstone 102 Clunch 103 Ironstone 104 Clunch 105 Ironstone 106 Parting 107 Ironstone 108 Parting 109 Ironstone 110 Clunch 111 Coal 112 Coal and Bat 113 Coal 114 Coal and Bat 1 0 0 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 ...
3
The Monthly Magazine
As to the other intervening masses of rock, bind, clunch, and especially those upper earths vthich consist of red and yellow particles, they vary so much, and so irregularly, that thej frequently differ, not only in the same held, but even at the ...
Sir Richard Phillips, 1809
4
A topographical history of Staffordshire: including its ...
Kind clunch, with ironstone, 11 2 20. Clunch binds, 12 0 21. Soft clunch, 8 9 22. Coal called the two-foot coal, (5) 1 6 23. Fire clay, (6) 4 0 24. Fine clunch, 12 0 25 . Rock 2 0 26. Rock-binds, 2 0 27. Parting, (7) emitting inflammable damps, .
William Pitt, 1817
5
Records of the School of Mines and of Science Applied to the ...
Clunch - - - - 0 10 Clunch and ironstone - 9 0 Ironstone (Lambstone) - 0 3 Clunch - - - -26 Black batt - - -10 Ironstone (Brownstone) - -06 Clunch, ironstone, and biaek batt 3 3 Other measures, with some ironstones - - - 14 10 New Mine ironstone ...
Royal School of Mines (Great Britain), 1852
6
Transactions Of The Geological Society
Coal smut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Clunch with balls of sandstone . . .. . . 13 . Lancashire ladies' coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. Strong clunch with sandstone balls . ... Blue clunch interspersed with small} ironstone . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Sulphurcoal 8.
7
On the Geology of Coalbrook Dale
Soft gritty earth 7 3. Yellow clunch 0 4. Blue clunch 0 5. Blue and white clunch 1 6 . Light rock, very hard 3 7. Dark brown and blue clunch 2 8. Light blue clunch 3 9. Light rock 2 10. A very hard stone 0 1 1 . Dark brown and blue clunch 3 12.
Sir Joseph Prestwich, 1840
8
The silurian system, founded on geological researches in the ...
478 SHAFT SECTIONS OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF THE IO YARD COAL -FIELD. Sections of the Lower Coal Measures as worked beneath the IO yard Coal. a. b. c. d. Boring in red clunch. 20 Total beneath the 9. Highfields. Bradley.
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1839
9
Transactions of the geological society, established November ...
Clunch with balls of sandstone . . . . .. 4 0 0 13. Lancashire ladies' coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 6 14. Strong clunch with sandstone balls .. 6 1 0 15. Sandstone rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 6 16. Chalkstone . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 17. Limestone ...
10
The history and gazetteer of the county of Derby
6 Soft coal 0 8 <; e Light coloured soft clunch 0 12 Blue bind full of small ironstone... 7 2 10 Soft coal 0 0 9 Grey stony clunch 9 13 Oldgreaves or staterloo coal 10 8 Clunch _ 10 3 Strong dark bind with ironstone ... 4 1 3 Blue bind full of good ...
Stephen Glover, Thomas Noble, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clunch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Three Peaks and forests: the views that will bewitch buyers
The woodwork inside and out is Farrow and Ball's Clunch, although the external doors, which were recycled from a cathedral, are painted ... «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
2
Old Stables at Feltwell could be yours for £345000
At the heart of a development which will see the creation of 19 homes is the most stunning brick, clunch and flint barn. The Old Stables at ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 15»
3
East Cambridgeshire District Council election 2015: All the …
She served for many years on the committee of Clunch, the village magazine for Burwell, particularly organising its distribution. She volunteers ... «Ely Standard, May 15»
4
The 60-second tour: Audley End, Essex
On the outside, the clunch stone has been repaired. The 1,500 windows have been checked, and renovated where rotten; the damaged lead ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
5
April 2015 Issue Product Guide
Porch: Wall color, Clunch—Farrow & Ball; farrow-ball.com. Coffee table, vintage. Metal chair—John Rosselli (T); johnrosselli.com. Rug ... «House Beautiful, Mar 15»
6
Extremely rare Tudor royal coat of arms discovered in wall during …
The seal is formed from a type of limestone rock called clunch and was preserved as it was caked in dried mud. The delicate carvings were ... «BT.com, Mar 15»
7
Priceless Royal coat of arms unearthed in walls of 15th century cottage
"It is carved in very fine grained clunch (chalk) stone, possibly from Lincolnshire, which is good for carving that kind of fine detail. "Hanwell ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
'Wolf Hall' coat of arms found in Hanwell Tudor cottage
“It is very rare and absolutely reeks of money of the time. It is carved in very fine grained clunch (chalk) stone, possibly from Lincolnshire, which ... «Banbury Guardian, Mar 15»
9
Heartbreaking Tudor graffiti discovered at Cambridgeshire church
The interior of the church in Kingston is built of clunch, a local chalk stone, which is soft and easily carved. Mr Champion added: “We knew ... «Cambridge News, Feb 15»
10
Oliver Rackham, tree writer, leaves behind big boots to fill
We looked for apotropaic markings on the clunch walls of local barns and cottages, we walked up Mary's Well, a sunken lane in Kingcombe that ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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