Synonyms for clam
klæmclam

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1. clamnoun

   burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

   Synonyms:
   one dollar bill, dollar, buck, dollar bill

2. dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clamnoun

   a piece of paper money worth one dollar

   Synonyms:
   dollar bill, long horse, vaulting horse, dollar sign, buck, sawbuck, sawhorse, dollar mark, one dollar bill, dollar, horse

3. clamverb

   flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

   Synonyms:
   one dollar bill, dollar, buck, dollar bill

4. clamverb

   gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

Matched Categories

1. • Bill
   • Bivalve
   • Gather

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. clamverb

   Synonyms:
   clog (with glutinous matter)

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1. List of paraphrases for "clam":

   clams, quahog, mould, mussel

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1. CLAM

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How to use clam in a sentence?

1. Max Lieblich:

   I assume the special ingredient in Hagoromo is angel tears, someone told me that it had clam shells in its compositions... I don't know if that's true.

2. The President:

   Hillary is doing great, happy as a clam.

3. Kendall Jenner:

   Drink the clam juice.

4. Mark Feldstein:

   It varies widely. Some appoint outside independent blue-ribbon commissions to investigate and issue a public report, others investigate internally with or without a public report and some clam up entirely.

5. Lindsey Dougherty:

   When most people imagine clams, they imagine the things that make clam chowder, these clams are very different. They're reef-dwelling, they have bright-red tentacles, they have gills that stick out, they live in little crevasses [and] they are the only species of clam that flashes.