GARLIC CLOVE Synonyms

• a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

• electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

• a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)

• anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

• lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

• a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

• the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

• a single domestic animal

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• a person who is in charge

• the front of a military formation or procession

• the pressure exerted by a fluid

• the top of something

• the source of water from which a stream arises

• (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

• the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

• the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an individual person

• a user of (usually soft) drugs

• a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• a rounded compact mass

• the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• a difficult juncture

• forward movement

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the subject matter at issue

• a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

• the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

• that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

• (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

• the striking part of a tool

• (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

• a projection out from one end

• a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

• oral stimulation of the genitals

• to go or travel towards

• be in charge of

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take its rise

• be in the front of or on top of

• form a head or come or grow to a head

• remove the head of

• (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part

• (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided

• the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern

• a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• something less than the whole of a human artifact

• a portion of a natural object

• that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation

• the extended spatial location of something

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions

• the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

• the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

• an item that is an instance of some type

• to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

• go one's own way; move apart

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• depart for someplace

• move or break apart

• force, take, or pull apart

• the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

• a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

• a group of aquatic mammals

• a detachable container of fuel on an airplane

• take something out of its shell or pod

• produce pods, of plants

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

• a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

• a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

• a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

• a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• a small army unit usually having a special function

• a specialized division of a large organization

• a segment of a citrus fruit

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

• divide into segments

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• one of the parts into which something naturally divides

• divide into segments

• divide or split up