clam
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Is clam a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (historical, in the plural) A type of strong pincers or forceps.historicalin-plural
2. (US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.Examples: "Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!"; "The network canceled—nonco-operation their legal shysters said. Suing me, for, for ten million clams, damages to sponsors, agencies."USin-pluralslang
3. (slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.Examples: "So the clams have John Travolta, Tom Cruise, et al in their hot li'l ol'P-R hands […]"derogatoryslang
4. (slang, vulgar) A vagina or vulva.slangvulgar
5. (slang) In musicians' parlance, a wrong or misplaced note.slang
6. (informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.informal
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Clammy.Examples: "Ice is said to be clam, when beginning to melt with the sun or otherwise, and not easy to be slid upon."obsolete
noun (English)
1. (rowing) Alternative form of CLAM.alt-ofalternative
noun (English)
1. (rowing) Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism, a device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust the set.Examples: "The CLAM can be 'clipped on' by the rower with little difficulty, so the load can be changed between alternating headwind–tailwind pieces."; "Use a clam to make a quick or temporary change to the inboard/outboard...The clam sits against the outer face of the collar."abbreviationacronymalt-of
Definition source: Wiktionary