clay

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A mineral substance made up of small [[crystal]]s of [[silica]] and [[alumina]], that is [[ductile]] when moist; the material of pre-fired [[ceramic]]s.
2. An earth material with [[ductile]] qualities.
3. {{lb|en|tennis}} A [[tennis court]] [[surface]] made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
4. {{lb|en|biblical}} The material of the human body.
5. {{lb|en|geology}} A [[particle]] less than 3.9 [[micron]]s in [[diameter]], following the [[Wentworth scale]].
6. A clay [[pipe]] for smoking tobacco.
7. {{lb|en|firearms|informal}} A [[clay pigeon]].
8. {{lb|en|Internet slang|humorous}} Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims.
9. A moth ({{taxlink|Mythimna ferrago|species}}).

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To add clay to, to spread clay onto.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|of sugar}} To purify using clay.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=occupations}}.
2. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}.
3. {{given name|en|male|dimof=Clayton}}.
4. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
5. {{ellipsis of|en|Clay County}}.

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