Clay meaning

What does “clay” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“clay” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.

clay

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
Synonymsmud
United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
SynonymsLucius Clay Lucius DuBignon Clay
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
SynonymsHenry Clay the Great Compromiser
the dead body of a human being
“the cadaver was intended for dissection”
“the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse”
Synonymscadaver corpse stiff remains

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University