clam

noun · verb · adjectiveA1

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

clamsclem

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.
(historical, in plural)(historical, in the plural) A type of strong pincers or forceps.
3.
A kind of vise, usually of wood.
4.
(US, in plural, slang)(US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.
Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!
5.
(derogatory, slang)A Scientologist.
6.
(slang, vulgar)A vagina or vulva.
7.
(slang)(slang, music) A wrong or misplaced note.
8.
(informal)One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
9.
(US, dated, slang)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.
(alt of, alternative)(rowing) Alternative form of CLAM.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

clams

V_ing/Gerund

clamming

V_ed/pp

clammedclem

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.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of clem (“to starve”).

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

clammerclammest

Superlative

clem

1.
(obsolete)Clammy.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

clammy

Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English clam (pincers, vice, clamp), from Old English clam (bond, fetter, grip, grasp), from *klammjan (press, squeeze together). The sense “dollar” may allude to wampum. The sense "Scientologist" alludes to the Scientologist belief that human thetans (souls) previously inhabited clams.