Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloverleaf

/ˈkloʊvɚliːf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: clover-leaf
IPA: /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.

noun

The leaf of a clover plant.

noun

(with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange.

American usage

verb

To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"a fancy cloverleaf motif"
"Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens."
"The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp."
"By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall."
"Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy."

Etymology

From clover + leaf.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/
British English: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/

Usage

American usage
Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

clover-leaf (alternative) cloverleafs (plural) cloverleaves (plural) cloverleafs (present, singular) cloverleafing (participle, present) cloverleafed (participle, past) cloverleafed (past)

Derived Forms

parclo

Phrases

cloverleaf antenna cloverleaf interchange cloverleaf model clover-leaf roll clover-leaf sight clover-leaf skull cloverleaf skull cloverleaf stack

Frequently Paired Words

in clover

Questions

How do you pronounce cloverleaf?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/.
What does cloverleaf mean?: In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
Where does cloverleaf come from?: From clover + leaf.

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