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clay
1[ kley ]
noun
- a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- earth; mud.
- earth, especially regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.
- the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh.
- human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.:
The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us.
verb (used with object)
- to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay.
- to filter through clay.
Clay
2[ kley ]
noun
- Bertha M. Charlotte Monica Braeme, 1836–84, English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels.
- Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat.
- Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali.
- Henry, 1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- Lucius (Du·Bi·gnon) [doo-bin-, yon], 1897–1978, U.S. general.
- a male given name.
Clay
1/ ɪ /
noun
- ClayCassius Cassius See Muhammad Ali
- ClayHenry17771852MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: orator Henry. 1777–1852, US statesman and orator; secretary of state (1825–29)
clay
2/ ɪ /
noun
- a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc figuline
- earth or mud in general
- poetic.the material of the human body
verb
- tr to cover or mix with clay
clay
- A stiff, sticky sedimentary material that is soft and pliable when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. Clay particles are smaller than silt, having a diameter less than 0.0039 mm. Clay is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- · adjective
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of clay1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with clay , also see feet of clay .Example Sentences
It also marked a first win on the outdoor clay in almost three years.
Swiatek, who is the reigning Madrid champion and has a host of ranking points to defend over the European clay swing, looked in serious trouble.
After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.
With layers of clay and bedrock of chalk, the subsurface is too soft to drill a bore tunnel, said Per Goltermann, a professor in concrete and structures at the Technical University of Denmark.
"With the transition to a different surface on clay, I feel I'm not at the point that I can switch surfaces in back-to-back weeks."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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