Clay
(n.) A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities. |
Clay
(n.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body |
Clay
(v. t.) To cover or manure with clay. |
Clay
(v. t.) To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. |
Clay-brained
(a.) Stupid. |
Loam
(n.) A kind of soil |
Loam
(n.) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. |
Loam
(v. i.) To cover, smear, or fill with loam. |
Pipe clay
() A plastic, unctuous clay of a grayish white color, -- used in making tobacco pipes and various kinds of earthenware, in scouring cloth, and in cleansing soldiers' equipments. |
-plastic
() A combining form signifying developing, forming, growing |
Plastic
(a.) Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter |
Plastic
(a.) Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster |
Plastic
(a.) Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling |
plastic
(n.) a substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic high polymer capable of being cast or molded |
Soft
(superl.) Easily yielding to pressure |
Soft
(superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch |
Soft
(superl.) Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale |
Soft
(superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight |
Soft
(superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound |
Soft
(superl.) Easily yielding |
Soft
(superl.) Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like |
Soft
(superl.) Effeminate |
Soft
(superl.) Gentle in action or motion |
Soft
(superl.) Weak in character |
Soft
(superl.) Somewhat weak in intellect. |
Soft
(superl.) Quiet |
Soft
(superl.) Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves |
Soft
(superl.) Not tinged with mineral salts |
Soft
(superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.) |
Soft
(superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance |
Soft
(n.) A soft or foolish person |
Soft
(adv.) Softly |
Soft
(interj.) Be quiet |
Soft-finned
(a.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible |
Soft-headed
(a.) Weak in intellect. |
Soft-hearted
(a.) Having softness or tenderness of heart |
Soft-shell
(a.) Alt. of Soft-shelled |
Soft-shelled
(a.) Having a soft or fragile shell. |
Soft-spoken
(a.) Speaking softly |
soft-shoe
soft-shoe shuffle
soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
plastic surgery
reconstructive surgery
anaplasty | surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue |
buyer's market
buyers' market
soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
| soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish
malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
soft-shelled turtle
pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick
argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam
Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab
soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
| soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
| clay pigeon | target used in skeet or trapshooting |
| clay pipe | a pipe made of clay |
drygoods
soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
| film plastic film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things |
mold mould molding moulding modeling
clay sculpture | sculpture produced by molding |
| plastic art | the arts of shaping or modeling, carving and sculpture |
| plastic bag | a bag made of thin plastic material |
| plastic bomb | a bomb made of plastic explosive |
plastic explosive
plastique | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
| plastic laminate | a laminate made by bonding plastic layers |
| plastic wrap | wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic |
| soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
| soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap
green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
weak part
weak spot
soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
cadaver
corpse
stiff
clay
remains | 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 |
soft palate
velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
fontanelle
fontanel
soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
| soft option | an easier alternative, the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade |
| soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
| soft news | news that does not deal with serious topics or events |
blarney
coaxing
soft soap
sweet talk | flattery designed to gain favor |
| soft spot | a sentimental affection, she had a soft spot for her youngest son |
soft diet
pap
spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
frozen custard
soft ice cream | dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base |
| soft roll | yeastaised roll with a soft crust |
| soft pretzel | a pretzel made of soft bread |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
soft-shell crab
soft-shelled crab | freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible |
milt
soft roe | fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland, having a creamy texture |
| soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) |
chump
fool gull
mark
patsy
fall guy
sucker soft touch
mug | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
cosmetic surgeon
plastic surgeon | a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) |
Ali Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay | United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in ) |
Clay
Henry Clay
the Great Compromiser | United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (-) |
Clay Lucius Clay
Lucius DuBignon Clay | United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from to and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (-) |
Frick
Henry Clay Frick | United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (-) |
bulrush bullrush common rush
soft rush
Juncus effusus | tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America |
creeping soft grass
Holcus mollis | European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage |