clove
/kləʊv/noun
उच्चारण क्लोव
लौंग; (लहसुन की) कली
Basic word
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the dried flower of a tropical tree, used as a spice; one of the small separate sections of garlic
लौंग; (लहसुन की) कली
- cloves of garlic
- Add two cloves to the boiling tea.
- The smell of cloves filled the kitchen.
+ 4 more examples
- Cloves are often used to relieve toothache.
- Crush a clove of garlic and fry it in oil.
- The sauce needs three cloves of garlic.
- Peel the clove and chop it finely.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a clove (spice)
A clove is a dried flower bud used as a spice; the plural cloves is common in recipes.
Clove (लौंग) एक सूखी कली है जिसे मसाले की तरह प्रयोग करते हैं; व्यंजनों में plural 'cloves' आम है।
- Add two cloves to the tea for flavour.
- Cloves are used in many Indian dishes.
a clove of garlic
A clove is also one small section of a garlic bulb.
Clove लहसुन के गुच्छे का एक छोटा भाग (पुटी) भी होता है।
- Crush two cloves of garlic and add them to the pan.
- Peel a clove of garlic before chopping it.
clove + noun
Before a noun it names products made from the spice.
Noun से पहले यह मसाले से बनी वस्तुओं को बताता है।
- Clove oil is sometimes used to ease toothache.
- Clove tea has a strong, warm smell.
clove (past tense, formal)
'Clove' is also an old past tense of cleave (to split), now rare.
'Clove' पुराना past tense भी है (cleave = चीरना), जो अब दुर्लभ है।
- The woodcutter clove the log in one blow.
+Collocations 4
number/quantity + clove
one clovetwo clovesa few clovesa pinch of ground clovea handful of cloves
- Boil a few cloves with tea leaves for a stronger taste.
clove + of + garlic
a clove of garlica fat clovea crushed clovea peeled clovea bulb's clove
- She rubbed a crushed clove of garlic on the bread.
verb + clove
crushgrindchewaddpeel
- He chewed a clove to freshen his breath.
clove + noun
oilteapowdercigarettebud
- Clove oil is used in dental care.
“More examples 6
- The cook added cloves, cardamom and cinnamon to the biryani.
रसोइए ने बिरयानी में लौंग, इलायची और दालचीनी डाली।
- Radhika's grandmother gave her a clove when she had a toothache.
राधिका की दादी ने दाँत दर्द होने पर उसे एक लौंग दी।
- Peel six cloves of garlic and chop them finely.
लहसुन की छह कलियाँ छीलिए और बारीक काट लीजिए।
- Kerala and Tamil Nadu produce most of India's cloves.
भारत की अधिकांश लौंग केरल और तमिलनाडु में उगाई जाती है।
- The room smelt of incense and cloves.
कमरे में धूप और लौंग की गंध फैली थी।
- Sandwiched between her cheek and gum, a clove eased the pain a little.
गाल और मसूड़े के बीच दबी लौंग ने दर्द कुछ कम किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Add a clove powder to the tea.
✓ Add some clove powder to the tea.
Powder is uncountable, so use some, not a.
Powder uncountable है, इसलिए 'a' नहीं, 'some' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name kitchen spices and bulbs, but they are not interchangeable.
ये शब्द रसोई के मसालों और कंदों के नाम हैं, पर आपस में बदले नहीं जा सकते।
A dried flower bud used as a spice, or one section of a garlic bulb.
मसाले के रूप में सूखी कली, या लहसुन की एक पुटी।
- Add one clove to the rice.
The seed pod of a plant, used in tea and sweets.
एक पौधे की बीज-फली, चाय और मिठाइयों में प्रयुक्त।
- She crushed a cardamom for the kheer.
The whole round underground part of garlic or an onion.
लहसुन या प्याज़ का पूरा गोल भूमिगत भाग।
- He bought a bulb of garlic.
?Which word?
Homonym: clove (a spice; a piece of garlic) and clove (old past tense of cleave, split).
Homonym: clove (मसाला; लहसुन की कली) और clove (cleave, फाड़ना, का पुराना past tense)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: clove oil (eugenol) is used to relieve toothache.
विज्ञान में लौंग का तेल (eugenol) दाँत-दर्द से राहत के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।