"cloverleaf" meaning in All languages combined

See cloverleaf on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ [UK], /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ [US] Audio: en-us-cloverleaf.ogg
enPR: klōʹvər-lēf [US] Etymology: From clover + leaf. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clover|leaf}} clover + leaf Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cloverleaf (not comparable)
  1. In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in the form of cloverleaf): apila- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cloverleaf-en-adj--~62ZaJk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clover-leaf

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ [UK], /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ [US] Audio: en-us-cloverleaf.ogg Forms: cloverleafs [plural], cloverleaves [plural]
enPR: klōʹvər-lēf [US] Etymology: From clover + leaf. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clover|leaf}} clover + leaf Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cloverleaves}} cloverleaf (plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves)
  1. (with plural cloverleaves) The leaf of a clover plant. Translations (leaf of a clover plant): apilanlehti (Finnish), Kleeblatt [neuter] (German), Kléiblat [neuter] (Luxembourgish)
    Sense id: en-cloverleaf-en-noun-8ChkD~WB Disambiguation of 'leaf of a clover plant': 99 1
  2. (US) (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) A cloverleaf interchange. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-cloverleaf-en-noun-bRWs~Bmh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 1 73 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 2 79 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 3 70 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 2 71 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 4 69 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 3 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 18 3 71 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clover-leaf
Derived forms: cloverleaf antenna, cloverleaf interchange, cloverleaf model, clover-leaf roll, clover-leaf sight, clover-leaf skull, cloverleaf skull, cloverleaf stack, cloverleaf tongue, clover leaf weevil, parclo

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ [UK], /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ [US] Audio: en-us-cloverleaf.ogg Forms: cloverleafs [present, singular, third-person], cloverleafing [participle, present], cloverleafed [participle, past], cloverleafed [past]
enPR: klōʹvər-lēf [US] Etymology: From clover + leaf. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clover|leaf}} clover + leaf Head templates: {{en-verb}} cloverleaf (third-person singular simple present cloverleafs, present participle cloverleafing, simple past and past participle cloverleafed)
  1. (intransitive) To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cloverleaf-en-verb-SVRUKpKM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clover-leaf

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkləʊvəliːf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "klōʹvər-lēf",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkloʊvɚliːf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-cloverleaf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b9/En-us-cloverleaf.ogg/En-us-cloverleaf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/En-us-cloverleaf.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "clover-leaf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cloverleaf"
}

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