Clay word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "clay" word

[noun] the dead body of a human being
[noun] United States politician known as the Great Compromiser; responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
[noun] United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
[noun] soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
[noun] water soaked soil; soft wet earth

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\Clay\ (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities. 2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6. The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron. {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}. {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned. {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand. {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay. {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill. {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug. {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite. {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite}, {bole}, etc. {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick. {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}. {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.
\Clay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Claying}.] 1. To cover or manure with clay. 2. To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar.

Synonyms for clay

cadaver, corpse, Henry Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay, mud, remains, stiff

Related terms: calean, down, dust, earth, enamel, food for worms, genus Homo, Hominidae, hubble-bubble, human race, kaolin, lithosphere, mankind, physical body, refractory, slip, slob, swill, the departed, thistledown, trunk, water pipe

The fun area, different aproach to word »clay«

Let's analyse "clay" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YALC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .-.. .- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: clay: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: clay: 3 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 14, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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