Defenition of the word clam
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Defenition of the word clam
- A marine or freshwater mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia, whose body is protected by two symmetrical shells.
- burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
- flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
- gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
- (United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
Synonyms for the word clam
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- buck
- dollar
- dollar bill
- one dollar bill
Meronymys for the word clam
Hyponyms for the word clam
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- geoduck
- giant clam
- hard clam
- hard-shell clam
- jackknife clam
- knife-handle
- long-neck clam
- Mercenaria mercenaria
- Mya arenaria
- quahaug
- quahog
- razor clam
- round clam
- shipworm
- soft-shell clam
- steamer
- steamer clam
- teredinid
- Tridacna gigas
- Venus mercenaria
Hypernyms for the word clam
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- bank bill
- bank note
- banker's bill
- banknote
- bill
- bivalve
- collect
- Federal Reserve note
- garner
- gather
- government note
- greenback
- lamellibranch
- note
- pelecypod
- pull together
- shellfish
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