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| clay [ klay ] |
noun (plural clays) |
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1. type of fine soil or rock: a fine-grained material consisting mainly of hydrated aluminum silicates that occurs naturally in soil and sedimentary rock. Use: in making bricks, ceramics, and cement.
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2. modeling substance: a substance like clay used for modeling
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3. heavy sticky earth: earth, especially heavy sticky wet earth
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4. human body: the physical body of a human being, particularly the matter of which it is composed
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literary
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  From clay we are made.
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5. tennis
Same as clay court
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6. sports
Same as clay pigeon (sense 1)
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transitive verb (past and past participle clayed, present participle clay·ing, 3rd person present singular clays) |
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cover something with clay: to cover or fill something with clay
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| [ Old English clǣg< Indo-European] |
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| clay·ey adjective |
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