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clay

(kl/eI/ )

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired(noun.substance)

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water soaked soil; soft wet earth(noun.substance)

Synonym:
mud

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United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)(noun.person)

Synonym:
lucius clay, lucius dubignon clay

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United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)(noun.person)

Synonym:
henry clay, the great compromiser

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the dead body of a human being(noun.body)

Example:
Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay.

Synonym:
cadaver, corpse, remains, stiff

source: wordnet30
A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities.(noun)

source: webster1913

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