clot

¹clot

noun \ˈklät\

Definition of CLOT

1

: a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)

2

a : a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting b : a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood

3

British : blockhead

4

: cluster, group <a clot of spectators>

Examples of CLOT

1. We were told that his stroke was caused by a clot in his brain.
2. <a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed>

Origin of CLOT

Middle English, from Old English clott; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, ball — more at clout

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CLOT

Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, group, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Antonyms: brain, genius

Related Words: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms: entity, item, single, unit

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Rhymes with CLOT

aught, baht, blot, bot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht