CLAMS Synonyms

• used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)

• marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

• common edible European bivalve

• common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• popular aquarium fish

• invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

• black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine

• marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

• Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

• an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

• a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

• United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

• to strive with determination

• resist

• move quickly and violently

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

• the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a United States coin worth one dollar

• a symbol of commercialism or greed

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar