Synonyms for
clay
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist
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All Definitions for Clay

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1A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist
2The material of pre-fired ceramics.
3An earth material with ductile qualities.
4A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
5A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
6The material of the human body.
7A clay pipe for smoking tobacco.
8A clay pigeon.
9To purify using clay.
10To add clay to, to spread clay onto.
11A moth, Mythimna ferrago
12Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims.
13A surname originating as an occupation.
14A male given name transferred from the surname.
15A diminutive of the male given name Clayton.
16A number of places in the United States:
17A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
18A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
19A home rule city in Webster County, Kentucky, named after Henry Clay.
20A town in Onondaga County, New York, named after Henry Clay.
21A town, the county seat of Clay County, West Virginia.
22An unincorporated community in Adair County, Missouri.
23An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
24A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
25A ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
26A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clay Township.
27Ellipsis of Clay County. [One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Ashland.]

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