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- [klot]
- /klɒt/
- /klɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klot]
- /klɒt/
Definitions of clotted word
- noun clotted a mass or lump. 1
- noun clotted a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood. 1
- noun clotted a small compact group of individuals: a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance. 1
- noun clotted British Informal. blockhead, dolt, clod. 1
- verb without object clotted to form into clots; coagulate. 1
- verb with object clotted to cause to clot. 1
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Origin of clotted
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English clott lump; cognate with Middle Dutch klotte, German Klotz block, log (cf. klutz)
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Parts of speech for Clotted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clotted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
clotted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clotted
adjective clotted
- jellied — containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- gunky — Informal. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling gunk.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
- gummous — consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.
Antonyms for clotted
verb clotted
- loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
Top questions with clotted
- what is clotted cream?
- how to make clotted cream?
- what does clotted cream taste like?
- where to buy clotted cream?
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