CLAY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word clay. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CLAY
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mud | nounn | |||||||
noun • water soaked soil; soft wet earth • slanderous remarks or charges verb • soil with mud, muck, or mire • plaster with mud | ||||||||
ceramic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or made from a ceramic noun • an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures | ||||||||
earth | nounn | |||||||
noun • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface • the solid part of the earth's surface • the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile • the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) verb • hide in the earth like a hunted animal • connect to the earth | ||||||||
kaolin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) | ||||||||
loam | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials | ||||||||
pottery | nounn | |||||||
noun • ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln • the craft of making earthenware • a workshop where clayware is made | ||||||||
silt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake verb • become chocked with silt | ||||||||
soil | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||||
cadaver | nounn | |||||||
noun • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
corpse | nounn | |||||||
noun • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
remains | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any object that is left unused or still extant • a relic that has been excavated from the soil • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
stiff | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having a strong physiological or chemical effect noun • an ordinary man • the dead body of a human being adverb • to a great degree • in a stiff manner adjective satellite • not moving or operating freely • strong, vigorous • rigidly formal • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • incapable of or resistant to bending • very drunk | ||||||||
henry clay | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) | ||||||||
lucius clay | ||||||||
noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) | ||||||||
lucius d. clay | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) | ||||||||
lucius dubignon clay | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) | ||||||||
the great compromiser | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) |