clam
/klæm/ noun B2- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- A type of strong pincers or forceps.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- A dollar. · Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!
- A Scientologist.
- A vagina or vulva.
- A wrong or misplaced note.
- One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
Plural clams
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