clam /klæm/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
• (n.) flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
• (v.) gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

Chinese translation

• n. 蛤, 沉默寡言的人
• vi. 捞蛤

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/klæm/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.22 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

clammed, clams, clamming

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Related words

clamp · clamor · clamour · clamorous

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