clay
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- noun
- /kleɪ/
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- The artist molded the clay into a beautiful vase.
- clay pots
- fired clay
- molded from clay
But now we have instant clay walls, which is incredible.
- But now we have instant clay walls, which is incredible.
- Apples lie rotting in the wet clay soil around the tree.
- And that is probably what these clay tablets mostly denoted.
- They don't have as much clay as a true shale should have.
- And So what what clay has are very tight clay bonds.
- And then how's the transition from clay to the wood to the window?
- And it is the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in the color Exposed.
- And then once it's all dry, put some sort of clay stuff in there and that's it.
Examples
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To make pottery, you need to start with wet clay and shape it on a wheel.
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So to apply water on the clay, dip your hands in.
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One soil was made of clay, and the other contained dark, rich soil.
Academic text (2013) -
I am using a type of powdered clay called Barnard clay.
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People caught the overflow in clay cups and gulped it down.
Academic text (2012) -
In school, I used to press my clay through strainers to make long, ornate strands.
Fiction book (1990) -
After hours of shaping the clay, she finally created a stunning sculpture.
Synonyms
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Soil that is red from iron and becomes sticky when wet
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A heavy blue-grey clay that is often used to make bricks or pottery and that sometimes contains fossils
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A soft clay that soaks up water and comes from volcanic ash
Soft natural clay used to make pots like bowls and vases before heating
Soft clay with no iron used to make pots and models
A fine white powder from the ground used for pottery and paper
A fine white clay that people use to make ceramics and paper and to absorb liquids
Fine white clay used to make porcelain and other ceramics
A fine white clay made when rocks break down and used to make pottery and as a filler
A fine clay that soaks up oil and grease to clean surfaces or cloth
Soil made mostly of clay that stays after rain and wind wash away other rock parts
Small rock and plant pieces settle and press into soft earth after they are moved by water, wind or ice
Compounds
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A small flat disc people shoot in the air as a target in shooting sports like skeet
A small bird with dull brown-gray feathers that lives in Mexico and Central America
- Specialized
Soil made mostly of clay that stays after rain and wind wash away other rock parts
- Specialized
Small rock and plant pieces settle and press into soft earth after they are moved by water, wind or ice
How Fertile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clay comes from an old English word clæg that meant 'sticky earth'. Think of the heavy wet earth you shape with your hands, and you will see why clay is the material used to make pots and bricks.