clam : Idioms & Phrases

• noun red-blooded clam
  

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• (Zoöl.), a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and allied genera, esp. Argina pexata of the American coast. So named from the color of its flesh.

Webster 1913

• noun small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
  cherrystone.
  
• noun a half-grown quahog
  cherrystone.
  

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• noun chowder containing clams
  

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• noun a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese
  

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• verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
  shut up; close up; belt up; button up; be quiet; dummy up; keep mum.
  
  • The children shut up when their father approached

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• noun bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
  freshwater mussel.
  

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• noun a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
  Tridacna gigas.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water.

Webster 1913

Half"-clammed` adjective

Definitions

1. Half-filled. Obs.

   Lions' half-clammed entrails roar food. Marston.

Webster 1913

• noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
  hard-shell clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; quahaug; hard clam; Venus mercenaria; quahog.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), the guahog.

Webster 1913

• noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
  quahaug; quahog; hard-shell clam.
  
• noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
  hard-shell clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; quahaug; hard clam; Venus mercenaria; quahog.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam. (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma.

Webster 1913

• noun marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
  jackknife clam; knife-handle.
  

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• noun a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York
  littleneck.
  
• noun a young quahog
  littleneck.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of the Northern United States and Canada; called also soft-shell clam and long-neck clam. See Mya.

Webster 1913

• noun a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam.
  
• noun an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam; Mya arenaria.
  

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• noun a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings
  

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• noun a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk
  

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• (Zoöl.), the tridacna; so called because shaped like an animal's paw.

Webster 1913

• noun marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
  jackknife clam; knife-handle.
  

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• noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
  quahaug; quahog; hard-shell clam.
  
• noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
  hard-shell clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; quahaug; hard clam; Venus mercenaria; quahog.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), the quahog.

Webster 1913

Sea" clam`

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridæ, as the common American species. (Mactra, ∨ Spisula, solidissima); -- called also beach clam, and surf clam.

Webster 1913

• (Zoöl.), the common or long clam (Mya arenaria). See Mya.

Webster 1913

• noun a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam.
  
• noun an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam; Mya arenaria.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), the long clam. See Mya.

Webster 1913

• noun a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam.
  
• noun an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam; Mya arenaria.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, ∨ Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra.

Webster 1913

• (Zoöl.), a small quahaug. Local, U.S.

Webster 1913