Definition:
- (v. t.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- (v. t.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
- (v. t.) A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- (v. t.) To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
- (v. i.) To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
- (n.) Claminess; moisture.
- (n.) A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
- (v. t. & i.) To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
Compare clam with other words:
clam vs. claw
clam vs. cram
clam vs. slam
clam vs. clum
clam vs. fact
clam vs. clan
clam vs. shell
clam vs. relax
cam vs. clam
cham vs. clam
calm vs. clam
clam vs. flam
clam vs. clem
blam vs. clam
clad vs. clam
clam vs. clay
clam vs. clap
clam vs. whelk
clam vs. lam
clam vs. shucker
clam vs. tridacna
brake vs. clam
clam vs. scallop
clam vs. incensed
clam vs. oyster
clam vs. sober
clam vs. mussel
clam vs. coquina
clam vs. geoduck
clam vs. lamellibranch
allay vs. clam
clam vs. clip
clam vs. poontang
clam vs. steamer
clam vs. clog
clam vs. moisture
clam vs. clamminess
clam vs. clang
clam vs. clangor
clam vs. clammy
clam vs. wampum
clam vs. dollar
clam vs. vise
clam vs. forceps
clam vs. pincers
clam vs. mollusk
bivalve vs. clam
clam vs. quahog
clam vs. quahaug
buck vs. clam
clam vs. cockle