Clam
[klæm]
Definition
(noun.) burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness.
(noun.) flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams.
(verb.) gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean.
Typist: Wolfgang--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
(v. t.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
(v. t.) A kind of vise, usually of wood.
(v. t.) To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
(v. i.) To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
(n.) Claminess; moisture.
(n.) A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
(v. t. & i.) To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Clog (with glutinous matter).
Inputed by Bruno
Definition
n. a species of bivalve shellfish: an instrument for holding.
n. noise produced in ringing a chime of bells at once.—v.t. or v.i. to produce a clam.
v.t. to clog: to smear; pr.p. clam′ming; pa.p. clammed.—n. dampness.—adv. Clam′mily.—n. Clam′miness.—adj. Clam′my sticky: moist and adhesive.
Checker: Sinclair
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of clams, denotes you will have dealings with an obstinate but honest person. To eat them, foretells you will enjoy another's prosperity. For a young woman to dream of eating baked clams with her sweetheart, foretells that she will enjoy his money as well as his confidence.
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Examples
- One of the most common is the clam-shell dredge, consisting of a pair of large, heavy iron jaws, hinged at the back, in general form resembling a pair of huge clam shells. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Some of these are of the clam-shell type, some employ the scoop and lever, others an endless series of buckets. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The recovery of the oyster, clam and other edible shell-fish is also a feature of the work which the Lake Company has in view. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- For the clam chowder they used the same four clams during the whole season, and the average number of flies per pie was seven. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Then we ate _paella_ with fresh sea food, clams in their shells, mussels, crayfish, and small eels. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- One can not buy and pay for two cents' worth of clams without trouble and a quarrel. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- For the clam chowder they used the same four clams during the whole season, and the average number of flies per pie was seven. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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