clots 1 of 2

noun

Definition of clotsnext
plural of clot
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed

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as in clumps
a small uneven mass clots of dirt that were flung up by the horses' hooves

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as in morons
British a stupid person was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots

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clots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clot
1
as in blocks
to prevent passage through by filling with something phone lines clotted by Internet traffic

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as in gels
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot

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  1. chunks
  2. freezes
  3. collections
  4. assemblages
  5. constellations
Noun
  • The steaming bread unravels like a roll of film, revealing generous chunks of meat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Peel and chop the produce into large chunks that will easily fit into your blender or juicer.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of chunks
Verb
  • In some areas, the ground never freezes in winter.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
  • An update for Windows 11 users that fixed a number of issues, including system freezes when using the Edge web browser, has been found to introduce a couple of its own.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of freezes
Noun
  • In March, the agency announced four key changes to address how collections would be handled.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While many of Blue Jeans Go Green’s partners operate take-back programs in stores, Zappos offers mail-in collections, using its existing alliance with UPS for return labels and shipping.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of collections
Noun
  • Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
  • Need help finding stars, planets and constellations?
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Our current constellations will go all wobbly in the sky and then vanish.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of constellations
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