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A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (, a huge East Indian bivalve.
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A kind of vise, usually of wood.
(US, slang) A dollar (usually used in the plural). Possibly originating from the term wampum.
(slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.
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To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
clamminess; moisture
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To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
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The twenty-fourth letter of the .
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As a noun clam
is a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (, a huge east indian bivalve or clam can be a crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once or clam can be clamminess; moisture.As a verb clam
is to dig for clams or clam can be to produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang or clam can be to be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.clam
English
(wikipedia clam)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
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Verb
(clamm)Derived terms
* American jackknife clam * Atlantic jackknife clam * bamboo clam * clam chowder * clamshell * clam up * giant clam * piss clam * razor clamSee also
* clammyEtymology 2
Verb
(clamm)- (Nares)
Etymology 3
Noun
- The clam of death.
Verb
(clamm)- (Dryden)
- A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed themselves till there was no getting out again.