clay

n. family name; Cassius Clay (born 1942, known as Muhammad Ali ), American boxer

n. type of soil used to make pottery and bricks, soil which contains high percentage of silicates of aluminum

Clay is a naturally occurring material, composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried or fired. Clay deposits are mostly composed of clay minerals (phyllosilicate minerals), minerals which impart plasticity and harden when fired or dried, and variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure by polar attraction. Organic matter and materials which do not impart plasticity may also be a part of clay deposits.
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Noun
1. United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
(synonym) Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay
(hypernym) general, full general
2. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
(synonym) Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser
(hypernym) politician, politico, pol, political leader

Noun
1. a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
(hypernym) soil, dirt
(hyponym) adobe
(substance-holonym) brick
(substance-meronym) silicon, Si, atomic number 14
2. water soaked soil; soft wet earth
(synonym) mud
(hypernym) soil, dirt
(hyponym) bleaching clay, bleaching earth
3. the dead body of a human being
(synonym) cadaver, corpse, stiff, remains
(hypernym) body, dead body
(hyponym) cremains

n. Clay, Cassius Clay, former name of Muhammad Ali (born 1942), American boxer

n. Clay, family name; Cassius Clay (born 1942, known as Muhammad Ali ), American boxer