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Meanings of
clam
in English
Portuguese
dólar
Spanish
dólar
Back to the meaning
A piece of paper money worth one dollar.
dollar
buck
dollar bill
one dollar bill
Portuguese
dólar
Usage of
clam
in English
1
However the days of the big, clunky,
clam
shell contraptions are gone.
2
One frigid winter he worked on a
clam
boat on Long Island.
3
Have a
clam
and let it stop that orifice in your countenance.
4
The fish and
clam
men were a great delight to the children.
5
The
clam
has always remained a
clam
,
the oyster remained an oyster.
6
There were very nice
clam
and oyster beds along the river then.
7
He settled on the swing, as happy and brainless as a
clam
.
8
The Erlichs thought him a
clam
,
but Claude sometimes thought himself amazing.
9
Once the butter is incorporated, pour the
clam
broth over the clams.
10
A large
clam
shell was all he could think of at present.
11
You might as well try to hurt a
clam
with a pin.
12
Meanwhile I'll be mum as a
clam
till you say the word.
13
Her hair dropped on her pallid cheeks, like sea-weed on a
clam
14
I give my hens burnt oyster shells, pounded fine, or
clam
shells.
15
Even a
clam
would sing like Sinatra when they're finished with him.
16
But Tom was as secretive as a
clam
,
except with Simon Leroux.
Other examples for "clam"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
clam
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
clam up
large clam
old clam
clam right
eat clam
More collocations
Translations for
clam
Portuguese
dólar
Spanish
dólar
Clam
through the time
Clam
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common