clay en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kleɪ/
- [kl̥eɪ]
- (US) audio
- klā
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *gloyHós Proto-Germanic *klajjaz Proto-West Germanic *klaij Old English clǣġ Middle English cley English clay From Middle English cley, clay, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaij, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz (“clay”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- (“to glue, paste, stick together”). Cognate with Dutch klei (“clay”), Low German Klei (“clay”), German Klei, Danish klæg (“clay”); compare Ancient Greek γλία (glía), Latin glūten (“glue”) (whence ultimately English glue), Russian глина (glina, “clay”). Related also to clag, clog.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with (by way of local color) on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust […]
1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter I (Anarchy), page 377, column 2:
- (uncountable, usually) An earth material with ductile qualities.
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(uncountable, usually) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
The French Open is played on clay.
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(uncountable, usually) The material of the human body.
From clay we are made.
But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 64:8:Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about...thou hast made me as the clay.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 10:8-9:
- (uncountable, usually) A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (uncountable, usually) A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.
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(informal, uncountable, usually) A clay pigeon.
We went shooting clays at the weekend.
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(Internet, humorous, uncountable, usually) Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims.
Vilnius is rightful Polish clay.
- (uncountable, usually) A moth (Mythimna ferrago).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
clay cake · clay eater · vitrified clay pipe · Clay Lake · claypit · clayhead · nonclay · nanoclay · fire clay · china clay · wet one's clay · modeling clay · claywork · organoclay · fiber clay · clayey · claycourt · underclay · claypan · clayish · yard of clay · boulder clay · claybank · clay slate · clayware · clay pigeon · paper clay · clay pit · clayless · Clayton · China clay · Draycott in the Clay · common clay · clay shale · potter's clay · clayen · clay courter · clayster · make bricks without clay · claybed · pipeclay · clay-cold · claystone · feet of clay · modelling clay · salt clay · claylike · clayfield · claymation · clay tablet · clay court · Clay Banks · iron clay · ball clay · clay feet · claykicker · Holton le Clay · light clay · claying · brickclay · clay-colored thrush
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Synonyms
Translations (257)
bua шабар (mineral substance) · li klèè (mineral substance) · ee anyi (mineral substance) · sdc terrasanta (mineral substance) · hy կավ (mineral substance) · nv hashtłʼish dootłʼizhí (mineral substance) · lo ດິນເຜົາ (mineral substance) · ota چامور (mineral substance) · tr kil (mineral substance) · grc ἄργιλλος (mineral substance) · bg корт (tennis court surface) · mn шороо (mineral substance) · pl glina (mineral substance) · vi sét (mineral substance) · so dhoobo (mineral substance) · fa-ira گِل (mineral substance) · as পংক (mineral substance) · ta களிமண் (mineral substance) · fr terre battue (tennis court surface) · kn ಕಂಪ (mineral substance) · io argilo (mineral substance) · sc tuvulu (mineral substance) · mg feta (mineral substance) · kn ಆವೆ (mineral substance) · haw pālolo (mineral substance) · orv глина (mineral substance) · ps رست (mineral substance) · sc tùvula (mineral substance) · ifk pula (mineral substance) · vo taim (mineral substance) · es greda (mineral substance) · hi मृत्तिका (mineral substance) · fr glaise (mineral substance) · crh balçıq (mineral substance) · cv тӑм (mineral substance) · ba балсыҡ (mineral substance) · guw kò (mineral substance) · gl lar (mineral substance) · el άργιλος (tennis court surface) · gl xiz (mineral substance) · haw lepo mānoanoa (mineral substance) · sh гли́на (mineral substance) · mi uku (mineral substance) · its amà (mineral substance) · et savi (mineral substance) · ru гли́на (mineral substance) · ebk pora (mineral substance) · ang clǣġ (mineral substance) · sc lassèdu (mineral substance) · kmr kaxçîn (mineral substance) · uz gil (mineral substance) · cs hlína (mineral substance) · ar طِين (mineral substance) · vi đất sét (mineral substance) · bo རྫ (mineral substance) · guw okò (mineral substance) · fo leir (mineral substance) · cmn 黏土 (mineral substance) · es barro (mineral substance) · si මැටි (mineral substance) · be глі́на (mineral substance) · gd crèadh (mineral substance) · scn argilla (mineral substance) · ky топурак (mineral substance) · ilo pila (mineral substance) · ay llink'i laq'a (mineral substance) · id tanah liat (mineral substance) · nn leire (mineral substance) · bg гли́на (mineral substance) · jv lempung (mineral substance) · lb Leem (mineral substance) · he טִיט (mineral substance) · ady етӏагъу (mineral substance) · ko 찰흙 (mineral substance) · kn ಅಡುಸು (mineral substance) · sh glína (mineral substance) · or ମାଟି (mineral substance) · kn ಸೀರು (mineral substance) · mhr шун (mineral substance) · kn ಚೇಡಿ (mineral substance) · udm сюй (mineral substance) · gv cray (mineral substance) · ht ajil (mineral substance) · mr माती (mineral substance) · de Ton (mineral substance) · dsb glina (mineral substance) · lmo terra crea (mineral substance) · ckb گڵ (mineral substance) · es arcilla (mineral substance) · nl klei (mineral substance) · ms tanah liat (mineral substance) · mr चिकणमाती (mineral substance) · ota بالچق (mineral substance) · ebk oknet (mineral substance) · kea bórre (mineral substance) · tt балчык (mineral substance) · mn шавар (mineral substance) · mi oneuku (mineral substance) · mrj шун (mineral substance) · sdn lugiàna (mineral substance) · mi keretū (mineral substance) · ml കളിമണ്ണ് (mineral substance) · kk балшық (mineral substance) · an archila (mineral substance) · atv той палаш (mineral substance) · mk глина (mineral substance) · ife amà (mineral substance) · es alfar (mineral substance) · fa-ira خاکِ رُس (mineral substance) · knb chiyulit (mineral substance) · he חֶרֶס (mineral substance) · sdn alzidda (mineral substance) · mi keretā (mineral substance) · mi aumoana (mineral substance) · ga cré (mineral substance) · lad barro (mineral substance) · la lutum (mineral substance) · es buro (mineral substance) · ur گِل (mineral substance) · sk hlina (mineral substance) · eo argilo (mineral substance) · ca argila (tennis court surface) · lt molis (mineral substance) · mn лаг (mineral substance) · gl greda (mineral substance) · sah туой (mineral substance) · hu agyag (mineral substance) · pt argila (mineral substance) · ro hlei (mineral substance) · ast arciella (mineral substance) · jje ᄎᆞᆫ흑 (mineral substance) · yue 黏土 (mineral substance) · rif traxt (mineral substance) · my ရွှံ့ (mineral substance) · gl xarzo (mineral substance) · sm ele (mineral substance) · oc argila (mineral substance) · ka თიხა (mineral substance) · ss lubumba (mineral substance) · fi savi (mineral substance) · it argilla (mineral substance) · alt той (mineral substance) · bn মৃত্তিকা (mineral substance) · haw lepo ʻūlikalika (mineral substance) · haw lepo kāwili (mineral substance) · str SÍEK (mineral substance) · vi đất nện (tennis court surface) · ta களி (mineral substance) · fon kò (mineral substance) · li klei (mineral substance) · it creta (mineral substance) · akk 𒅎 (mineral substance) · gl arxila (mineral substance) · te బంకమన్ను (mineral substance) · kn ಜೇಡಿ (mineral substance) · kpv сёй (mineral substance) · fr argile (mineral substance) · prs گِل (mineral substance) · alt балчык (mineral substance) · es argilla (mineral substance) · mns-nor ра̄кт (mineral substance) · he חומר \ חֹמֶר (mineral substance) · sc luzàna (mineral substance) · tg гил (mineral substance) · ar صَلْصَال (mineral substance) · eu buztin (mineral substance) · ko 점토 (mineral substance) · ain ヌンペネトイ (mineral substance) · cs jíl (mineral substance) · cy clai (mineral substance) · nan-hbl 黏土 (mineral substance) · got 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉 (mineral substance) · ky чопо (mineral substance) · sc tuvulu (mineral substance) · rue гли́на (mineral substance) · sdc luzàna (mineral substance) · sa मृत्तिका (mineral substance) · hi चिकनी मिट्टी (mineral substance) · pt saibro (tennis court surface) · sq argjilë (mineral substance) · mt tafal (mineral substance) · is leir (mineral substance) · tyv пор (mineral substance) · xal шавр (mineral substance) · ja 粘土 (mineral substance) · lv māls (mineral substance) · fa-ira گِلِ رُس (mineral substance) · uk гли́на (mineral substance) · tk palçyk (mineral substance) · lv zeme (mineral substance) · om suphee (mineral substance) · sn dhaga (mineral substance) · grc πηλός (mineral substance) · vec crèa (mineral substance) · la argilla (mineral substance) · ms lempung (mineral substance) · sq deltinë (mineral substance) · de Asche (tennis court surface) · th ดินเหนียว (mineral substance) · es caolín (mineral substance) · pa ਮਿੱਟੀ (mineral substance) · ca argila (mineral substance) · prs رُس (mineral substance) · csb glëna (mineral substance) · vro savi (mineral substance) · ro argilă (mineral substance) · tl arsilya (mineral substance) · ur مِٹِّی (mineral substance) · ro lut (mineral substance) · sq lismë (mineral substance) · az gil (mineral substance) · vot savi (mineral substance) · rup lut (mineral substance) · el πηλός (mineral substance) · tg лой (mineral substance) · ug سېغىز توپا (mineral substance) · el άργιλος (mineral substance) · sv grus (tennis court surface) · vep savi (mineral substance) · uz tuproq (mineral substance) · nds Klei (mineral substance) · sdn caccavina (mineral substance) · da grus (tennis court surface) · sv lera (mineral substance) · yo amọ̀ (mineral substance) · da ler (mineral substance) · qu ch'aqu (mineral substance) · gl toba (mineral substance) · tk laý (mineral substance) · sl glína (mineral substance) · arw waya (mineral substance) · chr ᎦᏓᏆᎳ (mineral substance) · ky ылай (mineral substance) · yi ליים (mineral substance) · ur سِفال (mineral substance) · wyi bigoorn (mineral substance) · nb leire (mineral substance) · ebk loyloy (mineral substance) · fa-ira رُس (mineral substance) · de Lehm (mineral substance) · tl luwad (mineral substance) · th ดินนวล (mineral substance) · km ដីឥដ្ឋ (mineral substance) · hsb hlina (mineral substance) · sga cré (mineral substance) · ksc pita (mineral substance) · kea baru (mineral substance) · xag 𐕆𐕒𐔾 (mineral substance) · mi taioma (mineral substance) · es arcilla (tennis court surface) · uz loy (mineral substance) · gsw Doon (mineral substance) · chr ᎦᏓᏆᎵ (mineral substance) · pox glaino (mineral substance) · am ሸክላ (mineral substance) · ca fang (mineral substance) · wym łām (mineral substance)