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Showing words for CLAMSHELL using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Clamshell

clamshell

7 Letter Words for Clamshell

hallels, scamell, shellac

6 Letter Words for Clamshell

alchem, allels, almehs, calles, camels, cashel, chelas, clames, hallel, laches, maches, macles, mascle, mellah, mescal, mescla, sachem, samech, scamel, schelm, schema, sealch

5 Letter Words for Clamshell

aches, acmes, ahems, alces, alecs, allel, almeh, almes, amsel, calls, calms, camel, cames, cella, cells, chals, chams, chase, chasm, chela, claes, clame, clams, clash, cleam, clems, ellas, haems, hales, halls, halms, halse, hamel, hames, heals, helas, hells, helms, hemal, laces, lache, lalls, lamel, lames, leach, leams, leash, maces, mache, machs, macle, males, malls, meach, meals, melas, melch, mells, mesal, sahme, salem, salle, samel, scale, scall, selah, sella, selma, shale, shall, shalm, shame, sheal, shela, shell, shema, small, smell

4 Letter Words for Clamshell

aces, ache, acle, acme, ahem, alce, alec, alem, ales, alls, alme, alms, amel, asem, call, calm, cals, came, cams, case, cash, ceas, cell, cels, chal, cham, chas, chem, clam, clem, each, ells, elms, esca, haec, haes, hale, hall, halm, hals, hame, hams, heal, hela, hell, helm, heml, hems, lace, lacs, lahs, lall, lame, lams, lase, lash, leal, leam, leas, lech, mace, mach, macs, maes, male, mall, mals, masc, mase, mash, meal, meas, mech, mela, mell, mels, mesa, mesh, msec, sale, sall, same, samh, scam, seah, seal, seam, sech, sell, sham, shea, shem, slam

3 Letter Words for Clamshell

ace, ach, aes, ahs, alc, ale, all, als, ame, ase, ash, asl, cal, cam, cel, cha, che, chm, chs, cml, eam, eas, ech, ecm, ehs, ela, ell, elm, els, ems, esc, esm, hae, ham, has, hcl, hel, hem, hes, lac, lah, lam, las, lca, lcm, lea, lem, les, llm, lsc, mac, mae, mal, mas, mea, meh, mel, mes, mls, msh, msl, sac, sah, sal, sam, sch, sea, sec, sel, sem, sha, she, sla, sle, sma, sml

Definitions for Clamshell

[1] the shell of a clam.
[2] an object that has two hinged parts and that opens and closes like a clamshell, as a laptop computer or a box with a cover joined on one side: This clamshell is lightweight, convenient, and as powerful as my desktop computer.
[3] Machinery . Also called clamshell bucket . a dredging bucket opening at the bottom, consisting of two similar pieces hinged together at the top. a machine equipped with such a bucket.
[4] Printing . a platen press.
[5] of or noting an object that opens and closes like a clamshell: a clamshell phone; clamshell packaging.
[6] mainly US a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
[7] aeronautics an aircraft cockpit canopy hinged at the front and rear the hinged door of a cargo aircraft another name for eyelid (def. 2)
[8] any of a variety of objects hinged like the shell of a clam, such as a container for takeaway food, a portable computer, etc

Words nearby Clamshell

clamp down, clamp down on, clamp forceps, clampdown, clamper, clamshell, clamshell door, clamworm, clan, clancy, clandestine

Origin of Clamshell

1490–1500; earlier clam-shell; see clam1, shell