All clam synonyms
clam
C c noun clam
- mollusk — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- littleneck — the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small.
- quahog — an edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
verb clam
- sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- choke off — To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
- dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- tongue-tie — impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.
- overawe — to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
- dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- keep down — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
- shush — to order (someone or something) to be silent; hush.
- quieten — to become quiet (often followed by down).
- pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- hold one's tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.