Clod

Clod

A compact, coherent mass of soil varying in size, usually produced by plowing, digging, etc. , especially when these operations are performed on soils that are either too wet or too dry and usually formed by compression, or breaking off from a larger unit, as opposed to a building-up action as in aggregation.

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Industry/Domain: Earth science
Category: Soil science
Company: Soil Science Society of America
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clod

Earth science; Soil science

A compact, coherent mass of soil varying in size, usually produced by plowing, digging, etc. , especially when these operations are performed on soils that are either too wet or ...

clod

Agriculture; Rice science

A compact coherent mass of soil, varying in size. Usually produced by breaking up soil by plowing, especially when performed on clayey or fine-textured soils that are either too ...

clod

Language; Dictionaries

To pelt with clods.

clod

Language; Dictionaries

A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.

clod

Language; Slang

A stupid and oafish person. (Usually refers to a male. Old. Widely known. Usually objectionable.) * Don’t be such a clod! Put on your tie, and let’s go.

creeshy clods

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

Peat which on drying breaks into irregular clods that burn with a clear bright flame like a lump of tallow or grease.

swamp

Earth science; Soil science

Swamp is an area which is flooded or drenched with water and related to plunge or cause to sink.

semiarid

Earth science; Soil science

Fairly dry because of low rainfall. Semiarid regions, such as a prairie, usually have enough water for grasses and some bushes to grow.

talus

Earth science; Soil science

A sloping pile of small pieces of rock that is at the base of a cliff is called talus.

silt

Earth science; Soil science

Small grains or particles of broken down rock. Silt particles are smaller than grains of sand but larger than the particles in clay.

talc

Earth science; Soil science

A very soft, white or green mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks is called talc.

stone

Earth science; Soil science

A general term for rock, especially as used in construction. A hard clump of minerals that forms in a part of body.

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