German

Noun

Clou m ‎(genitive Clous, plural Clous)

1. highlight
2. (core or punch line) point

Declension

English

Noun

clou ‎(plural clous)

1. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.
   • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

     But had he not refused her the wherewithal to remember him—the pearls she needed as the clou of her dear collection, the great relic among relics?

Catalan

Verb

clou

1. third-person singular present indicative form of cloure
2. second-person singular imperative form of cloure

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing from French clou.

Noun

clou m ‎(plural clous)

1. punch line

Synonyms

• pointe

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from French clou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkluː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈklou̯/

Noun

clou

1. highlight (high point of an occasion, press release etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

• kohokohta

Anagrams

• luo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klu/
• Rhymes: -u

Etymology

From Latin clāvus.

Noun

clou m ‎(plural clous)

1. nail (metal pin)
2. clove (of garlic)
3. (figuratively) highlight, climax
4. (usually in the plural, des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky

Derived terms

Italian

Noun

clou m ‎(invariable)

1. highlight (high point of an occasion)

Anagrams

• culo
• luco

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (South Wales) IPA^(key): [klɔi]

Adjective

clou ‎(feminine singular clou, plural clou, equative cloued, comparative clouach, superlative clouaf)

1. (South Wales) fast, quick

Mutation

Synonyms

• cyflym