Definitions for clam
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. clamnoun

   burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clamnoun

   a piece of paper money worth one dollar

3. clamverb

   flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

4. clamverb

   gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. clamnoun

   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.

2. clamnoun

   Strong pincers or forceps.

3. clamnoun

   A kind of vise, usually of wood.

4. clamnoun

   A dollar (usually used in the plural). Possibly originating from the term wampum.

   Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!

5. clamnoun

   A Scientologist.

6. clamverb

   To dig for clams.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clam

   Clams are saltwater or freshwater mollusks that have two hinged shells.

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1. clam

   A clam is a type of marine mollusk with a shell that is divided into two roughly equal halves called valves. These animals are bivalves, meaning they have two shells, and are typically burrowed in sand or mud on the bottom of the ocean or freshwater bodies. Clams do not have heads, legs, or antenna but possess a soft body that includes a foot, gills, and organs. They are also often used as a food source for humans.

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1. Clamverb

   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

2. Clamverb

   strong pinchers or forceps

3. Clamverb

   a kind of vise, usually of wood

4. Clamverb

   to clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter

5. Clamverb

   to be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere

6. Clamnoun

   claminess; moisture

7. Clamnoun

   a crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once

8. Clam

   to produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang

9. Etymology: [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t., Clammy.]

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1. Clam

   In the United States, "clam" can be used in several different ways: First, as a general term covering all bivalve molluscs. The word can also be used in a more limited sense, means that of cave sediments bivalves, rather than those attached to the substrate, or those who can swim, like scallops. In addition, the mussels can be used in a more limited sense, refers to one or more varieties of commonly consumed marine bivalves, in the phrase clam chowder, which means that shellfish soup usually clams . Many edible bivalves are roughly oval-shaped; however, the Pacific razor clam has an elongated, parallel-sided shell, the shape of the show, an old-fashioned straight razor. In the United Kingdom, "clam" is one of the common names of various species of marine bivalve mollusc, but it is not used as a general term to cover edible clams that burrow, and it is not used as a general term for all bivalves. Numerous edible marine bivalve species live buried in sand or mud, and respire by means of siphons, which reach to the surface. In the United States, these clams are collected by "digging for clams" or clam digging. In October 2007 an Arctica islandica clam, caught off the coast of Iceland, was discovered to be at least 405 years old, and was declared the world's oldest living animal by researchers from Bangor University; it was later named Ming.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clam

   klam, n. a species of bivalve shellfish: an instrument for holding. [A.S. clam, fetter; cf. Ger. klamm; Dan. klamme.]

2. Clam

   klam, 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. [A.S. clæman, to anoint; cf. Dut., Dan. klam, damp.]

3. Clam

   klam, n. noise produced in ringing a chime of bells at once.—v.t. or v.i. to produce a clam. [Prob. onomatopœic.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clam

   A well-known bivalve shell-fish. "As happy as a clam at high-water," a figurative expression for otiose comfort.

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1. CLAM

   What does CLAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CLAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Bill
   • Bivalve
   • Gather

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Anagrams for clam »

1. calm

How to pronounce clam?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say clam in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clam in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of clam in a Sentence

1. Mark Feldstein:

   It varies widely. Some appoint outside independent blue-ribbon commissions to investigate and issue a public report, others investigate internally with or without a public report and some clam up entirely.

2. Max Lieblich:

   I assume the special ingredient in Hagoromo is angel tears, someone told me that it had clam shells in its compositions... I don't know if that's true.

3. Kendall Jenner:

   Drink the clam juice.

4. Lindsey Dougherty:

   When most people imagine clams, they imagine the things that make clam chowder, these clams are very different. They're reef-dwelling, they have bright-red tentacles, they have gills that stick out, they live in little crevasses [and] they are the only species of clam that flashes.

5. Ed Gomez:

   I think the Hainanese have essentially taken out all the giant clam shells from the South China Sea, dead or alive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clam
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clam
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clam
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=clam
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clam
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=clam
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=clam