English dictionary

clay

/kl/eI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
water soaked soil; soft wet earth

noun.substance

Synonyms mud

Source: WordNet 3.0
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)

noun.person

Synonyms lucius clay lucius dubignon clay

Source: WordNet 3.0
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)

noun.person

Synonyms henry clay the great compromiser

Source: WordNet 3.0
the dead body of a human being

noun.body

Examples
Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay.

Synonyms cadaver corpse remains stiff

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913