made of clay (noun)

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• clay — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ fine ▪ soft ▪ damp, sticky, wet ▪ china (esp. Br …   Collocations dictionary

• clay court — noun : a tennis court with a clay or dirt surface clay court championship compare grass court, hard court * * * an outdoor tennis court having a clay surface. Cf. grass court, hard court. [1915 20] * * * clay court noun Clay covered tennis court… …   Useful english dictionary

• clay\ pigeon — noun slang informal 1. A popular target at practice shooting made of clay and roughly resembling a pigeon; an easy target that doesn t move. All he can shoot is a clay pigeon. 2. A person who, like a clay pigeon in target practice, is immobilized …   Словарь американских идиом

• clay — [ kleı ] noun uncount ** 1. ) a type of heavy wet dirt that becomes hard when it is baked in a kiln (=oven), used for making cups, plates, and other objects: clay pots 2. ) AMERICAN a soft, usually colored substance that can be pressed or rolled… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clay pipe — noun a pipe made of clay • Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑tobacco pipe • Hyponyms: ↑dudeen …   Useful english dictionary

• clay */*/ — UK [kleɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a type of heavy wet soil that becomes hard when it is baked in a kiln (= oven), used for making cups, plates, and other objects clay pots 2) a hard surface made from clay on which tennis is played • See: foot… …   English dictionary

• clay pipe — /kleɪ ˈpaɪp/ (say klay puyp) noun a tobacco pipe made of clay …  

• clay´like´ — clay «klay», noun. 1. a sticky kind of earth that can be easily shaped when wet and hardens when it is dried or baked. Bricks and dishes are made from various kinds of clay. »Figurative. The pupil is but clay in the hands of his tutor. 2. earth;… …   Useful english dictionary

• clay pigeon — noun target used in skeet or trapshooting • Hypernyms: ↑target, ↑butt * * * noun, pl ⋯ geons [count] : a circular object made of baked clay that people throw into the air and shoot at to practice their shooting skills …   Useful english dictionary

• clay pigeon — noun Date: 1888 a saucer shaped target usually made of baked clay or limestone and pitch and thrown from a trap in skeet and trapshooting …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clay pipe — noun a tobacco pipe made of hardened clay …   English new terms dictionary