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    clay
    /kleɪ/

    noun

    • 1. a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth that can be moulded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics: "the soil is mainly clay"
    • 2. a European moth with yellowish-brown wings.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCLAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CLAY definition: 1. thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › clayClay Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of clay as an earthy material, a substance for modeling, or a fundamental nature. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of clay.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ClayClay - Wikipedia

    Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 4). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impurities, such as a reddish or brownish colour from small amounts of iron oxide.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › clayCLAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A stiff, sticky sedimentary material that is soft and pliable when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. Clay particles are smaller than silt, having a diameter less than 0.0039 mm. Clay is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCLAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CLAY meaning: 1. thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of clay as a kind of earth, a tennis surface, a poetic symbol, and a verb. Find synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word frequency of clay and its derived forms.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › clayClay - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Clay is a type of soil or dirt that's made of very small particles. You can mold clay into different shapes when it's wet. Clay is terrible for planting a vegetable garden, but it's perfect for making pottery, tiles, or bricks.