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Clams

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Noun

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Clams

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noun
1. 
any of various burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya, Venus, etc. Many species, such as the quahog and soft-shell clam, are edible and Tridacna gigas is the largest known bivalve, nearly 1.5 metres long
2. 
the edible flesh of such a mollusc
3. informal
a reticent person
verbWord forms: clams, clamming or clammed
4. (intransitive) mainly US
to gather clams
verbWord forms: clams, clamming or clammed
a variant of clem

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Clams

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nounWord forms: plural clams or clam
1. 
any of various hard-shell, usually edible, bivalve mollusks, some of which live in the shallows of the sea, others in fresh water
2. 
the soft, edible part of such a mollusk
3.  Informal
a reticent or taciturn person
4.  US
clamshell (sense 2)
5.  US, Slang
a. 
a dollar
b.  Jazz
a misplayed note
verb intransitiveWord forms: clammed or ˈclamming
6. 
to dig, or go digging, for clams

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Clams

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n.
1.
a. Any of various usually burrowing marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks chiefly of the subclass Heterodonta, including members of the families Veneridae and Myidae, many of which are edible.
b. The soft edible body of such a mollusk.
2. Informal A close-mouthed person, especially one who can keep a secret.
3. Slang A dollar: owed them 75 clams.
intr.v. clammed, clam·ming, clams
To hunt for clams.
n.
A clamp or vise.

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