Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clove

4 senses of clove

Sense 1
clove -- (aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice)
       => flower bud -- (a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop)

Sense 2
clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum -- (moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves)
       => spice tree -- (tree bearing aromatic bark or berries)

Sense 3
clove, garlic clove -- (one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb)
       => garlic, ail -- (aromatic bulb used as seasoning)

Sense 4
clove -- (spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground)
       => spice -- (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cleave

3 senses of cleave

Sense 1
cleave, split, rive -- (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone")
       => tear -- (to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars")

Sense 2
cleave -- (make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 3
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere -- (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere")
       => touch, adjoin, meet, contact -- (be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point")