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clam1 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya, Venus, etc. Many species, such as the quahog and soft-shell clam, are edible and Tridacna gigas is the largest known bivalve, nearly 1.5 metres long 2. (Cookery) the edible flesh of such a mollusc 3. Informal a reticent person vb clams, clamming, clammed (intr) Chiefly US to gather clams See also clam up [from earlier clamshell, that is, shell that clamps; related to Old English clamm fetter, Old High German klamma constriction; see clamp1] clam2 vb clams, clamming, clammed a variant of clem Clam a stack or pile of bricks; a heap of oysters. Examples: clam of bricks, 1663; of earth, 1554; of oysters.
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Translations clam [klæm] clam clam [klæm] n → vongola clam up vi + adv (fam) → zittirsi clam [klæm] n → vongola clam up vi + adv (fam) → zittirsi n clam [klӕm] a shellfish with two shells joined together, used as food. gapermossel, gaapskulp بطلينوس: سَمَكٌ صَدَفي вид мида škeble, mlž musling die Venusmuschel οστρακοειδές almeja merekarp صدف simpukka palourde צְדָפָה एक प्रकार का घोंघा čančica, lisanka ehető kagyló kerang skelfiskur mollusco はまぐり 조개 moliuskas ēdamais gliemezis kima mossel (spiselig) musling małż ameijoa moluscă морской моллюск lastúrnik školjka školjka klepavica mussla หอยชนิดหนึ่งกินได้ midye, deniz tarağı 蛤 їстівний молюск مچھلی کی ایک قسم (động vật) con trai 蛤 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although that was five years ago, Bashi, who now runs the ornate Belt Mamlouka boutique hotel in Damascus' maze-like Old City, clammed up when I asked her about the incident. At one point, Vermeil introduced Kinnear to the entire team and then clammed up, giving Kinnear the floor. He was still attacking Terri Schiavo's husband after other Republicans, with an eye toward opinion polls, clammed up. |
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