clod
noun
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
clods
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pluralof clod.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As Teichman looked on, a few farmhands gingerly coaxed the cuttings out of the plastic sleeves, exposing young roots tangled in clods of soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Even the venal clods burst to complicated life.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
It might form big clods that damage the crop or cut it into pieces.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
Prowling in groups of three and four, the glossy birds yanked up clumps of grass and poked through the exposed clods.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
Mostly what I did was break up clods of dirt.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
