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- [kloh-ver]
- /ˈkloʊ vər/
- /ˈkləʊ.vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kloh-ver]
- /ˈkloʊ vər/
Definitions of clover word
- variable noun clover Clover is a small plant with pink or white ball-shaped flowers. 3
- noun clover any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants 3
- noun clover any of various similar or related plants 3
- noun clover any of a genus (Trifolium) of low-growing plants of the pea family, usually with leaves of three leaflets and small flowers in dense heads 3
- noun clover any similar plant of the pea family 3
- noun clover this leaf 3
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Origin of clover
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to German Klee
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Parts of speech for Clover
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clover popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clover usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clover
noun clover
- wealth — a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- riches — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
Antonyms for clover
noun clover
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- lessening — to become less.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
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