Clay

/kleΙͺ/

The meaning and definition of Clay, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
    β€œThe French Open is played on clay.”
  2. Land or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims
    β€œDanzig is rightfully German clay.”
verb
  1. (of sugar) To purify using clay.
    β€œ1809, Jonathan Williams, On the Process of Claying Sugar, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 6.”
  2. To add clay to, to spread clay onto.

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Antonyms soul spirit

Origin

From Middle English clay.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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