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Definitions for Clay

[1] a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
[2] earth; mud.
[3] earth, especially regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.
[4] the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh.
[5] human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.: The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us.
[6] to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay.
[7] to filter through clay.
[8] a lusterless serge having a rough texture.
[9] Bertha M. Charlotte Monica Braeme , 1836–84, English author: originator of a long series of romantic novels.
[10] Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, U.S. antislavery leader and diplomat.
[11] Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali.
[12] Henry, 1777–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
[13] Lucius (Du·Bi·gnon) [doo-bin-yon ] /ˌdu bɪnˈyɒn/ , 1897–1978, U.S. general.
[14] a male given name.
[15] a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc Related adjective: figuline
[16] earth or mud in general
[17] poetic the material of the human body
[18] (tr) to cover or mix with clay
[19] Cassius See Muhammad Ali
[20] Henry. 1777–1852, US statesman and orator; secretary of state (1825–29)

Words related to Clay

mud, brick, earth, pottery, slip, till, adobe, bole, marl, loam, loess, kaolin, argil, wacke

Words nearby Clay

claw-and-ball foot, clawed, clawhand, clawson, claxon, clay, clay court, clay eater, clay flour, clay mineral, clay pigeon

Origin of Clay

2perhaps short for clay drab clay-colored cloth

Other words from Clay

clay·like , adjective
un·clayed , adjective

Word origin for Clay

Old English clǣg; related to Old High German klīa, Norwegian kli, Latin glūs glue, Greek gloios sticky oil

Synonyms for Clay

brick, earth, mud, terra cotta, adobe, argil, bole, clunch, kaolin, loam, loess, marl, pottery, slip, till, argillaceous earth, china material, porcelain material, wacke