Clay

/klei/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A natural, fine-grained earthy material: A type of soil composed of very small mineral particles, which becomes soft and moldable when wet and hard when dried or fired.
    • The human body, especially when mortal or dead: (Figurative) A literary or poetic term referring to the physical human form, often emphasizing its earthly, temporary nature.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Material):
    • The potter shaped the wet clay on her wheel.
    • The region has soil rich in clay, which is good for making bricks.
  • Noun (Figurative: Human Body):
    • The poet wrote of returning our mortal clay to the earth.
    • He was but common clay, prone to the same faults as any man.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have feet of clay": To have a fundamental flaw or weakness, especially in a person who is otherwise admired or respected.
    • The scandal revealed that the celebrated leader had feet of clay.
  • "To moisten one's clay": (Archaic/Humorous) To have a drink, especially an alcoholic one.
    • After the long journey, he suggested they stop to moisten their clay.
Variants and Related Words
  • Clayey (adj): Resembling, containing, or consisting of clay.
    • The clayey soil was difficult to dig.
  • Claymation (n): A stop-motion animation technique using clay figures. (Note: This is a compound/portmanteau word from and ).
  • Clay pipe (n): A tobacco pipe made from fired clay.
Synonyms
  • Material: Argil, potter's clay, kaolin, loam, mud.
  • Figurative (Body): Flesh, mortal coil, dust.
Related Phrases
  • Modeling clay: A pliable substance used for sculpting, which may or may not contain natural clay.
    • The children used modeling clay to create animals.
  • Fire clay: A type of clay resistant to high temperatures, used for making firebricks and furnaces.
  • Baked clay: Clay that has been hardened by heat in a kiln or oven, such as in pottery or tiles.
Noun
  1. the dead body of a human being
    • the cadaver was intended for dissection
    • the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
    • the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
    • honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
  2. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
  3. United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
  4. water soaked soil; soft wet earth
  5. a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

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