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clam

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Noun

  1. A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
  2. A type of strong pincers or forceps.
  3. A kind of vise, usually of wood.
  4. A dollar.
  5. A Scientologist.
  6. A vagina or vulva.
  7. In musicians' parlance, a wrong or misplaced note.
  8. One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
  9. mouth (Now found mostly in the expression shut one's clam)
  10. A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
  11. clamminess; moisture
  12. Alternative form of CLAM.
  13. Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism, a device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust the set.

Verb

  1. To dig for clams.
  2. To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
  3. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
  4. To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
  5. Alternative form of clem (“to starve”).

Adjective

  1. Clammy.

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