clam¹ /klam/

1. An edible shellfish of various kinds, esp the round clam or quahog (Venus mercenaria) and the long clam (Mya arenaria)
2. A scallop or scallop-shell
3. A very reticent person (informal)

To gather clams

clamˈbake noun

1. A baking of clams on hot stones, with layers of potatoes, fish, sweetcorn, etc, popular at picnic parties in USA
2. Such a party
3. Any informal party

clam chowder noun

Chowder made with clams

clamˈ-diggers plural noun

A style of women's trousers reaching just below the knee

clamˈshell noun

1. A cockpit canopy hinged at front and rear (aeronautics)
2. A hinged part of the thrust reverser in a gas turbine
3. (an excavating machine with) a bucket with two hinged jaws (N American)

clamshell phone noun

A mobile phone consisting of two working parts joined by a hinge so that it can be folded and unfolded

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