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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired;

2. water soaked soil; soft wet earth;
[syn: mud, clay]

3. United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978);
[syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay]

4. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852);
[syn: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser]

5. the dead body of a human being;
- Example: "the cadaver was intended for dissection"
- Example: "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"
- Example: "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"
- Example: "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
[syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clay \Clay\ (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. Clog.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. [1913 Webster] I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6. [1913 Webster] The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron. [1913 Webster] Bowlder clay. See under Bowlder. Brick clay, the common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned. Clay cold, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. Clay ironstone, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand. Clay marl, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay. Clay mill, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill. Clay pit, a pit where clay is dug. Clay slate (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite. Fatty clays, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as halloysite, bole, etc. Fire clay, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick. Porcelain clay, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called kaolin. Potter's clay, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clay \Clay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Claying.] 1. To cover or manure with clay. [1913 Webster] 2. To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clay n 1: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired 2: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay] 3: United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay] 4: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser] 5: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

177 Moby Thesaurus words for "clay": Adam, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, Missouri meerschaum, acres, alluvion, alluvium, anatomy, arable land, ashes, blubber, body, bones, breeze, briar, briar pipe, butter, cadaver, calean, calumet, carcass, carrion, china, china clay, china stone, churchwarden, clod, corncob, corncob pipe, corpse, corpus, corpus delicti, crowbait, crust, cushion, dead body, dead man, dead person, decedent, dirt, dough, down, dry bones, dry land, dust, earth, eiderdown, embalmed corpse, enamel, fallen humanity, feather bed, feathers, figure, fireclay, fleece, flesh, floss, flue, fluff, flux, foam, food for worms, form, frame, freehold, generation of man, genus Homo, glaze, glebe, grassland, ground, gumbo, hominid, homo, hookah, hubble-bubble, hulk, human family, human nature, human race, human species, humanity, humankind, kaolin, kapok, land, landholdings, late lamented, le genre humain, lithosphere, man, mankind, marginal land, marl, material body, meerschaum, mire, mold, mortal flesh, mortal remains, mortality, mortals, muck, mud, mummification, mummy, nargileh, ooze, organic remains, peace pipe, person, petuntse, physical body, physique, pillow, pipe, pipe cleaner, pipe rack, plush, porcelain, porcelain clay, pudding, puff, putty, race of man, real estate, real property, refractory, refractory clay, region, regolith, relics, reliquiae, remains, rubber, satin, silk, skeleton, slime, slip, slob, slop, slosh, sludge, slush, sod, soil, soma, squash, stiff, subaerial deposit, subsoil, swansdown, swill, tenement of clay, terra, terra firma, terrain, territory, the country, the dead, the deceased, the defunct, the departed, the loved one, thistledown, tobacco pipe, tobacco pouch, topsoil, torso, trunk, velvet, water pipe, wax, woodland, wool, zephyr
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Clay This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isa. 57:20; Jer. 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14; Jer. 18:1-6; Rom. 9:21). Clay was used for sealing (Job 38:14; Jer. 32:14). Our Lord's tomb may have been thus sealed (Matt. 27:66). The practice of sealing doors with clay is still common in the East. Clay was also in primitive times used for mortar (Gen. 11:3). The "clay ground" in which the large vessels of the temple were cast (1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17) was a compact loam fitted for the purpose. The expression literally rendered is, "in the thickness of the ground,", meaning, "in stiff ground" or in clay.
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Clay -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 24556 Housing Units (2000): 9439 Land area (2000): 471.009801 sq. miles (1219.909733 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.069320 sq. miles (0.179538 sq. km) Total area (2000): 471.079121 sq. miles (1220.089271 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 37.180607 N, 83.740232 W Headwords: Clay Clay, KY Clay County Clay County, KY
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Clay -- U.S. County in Iowa Population (2000): 17372 Housing Units (2000): 7828 Land area (2000): 568.887016 sq. miles (1473.410544 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.627150 sq. miles (9.394276 sq. km) Total area (2000): 572.514166 sq. miles (1482.804820 sq. km) Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 43.103200 N, 95.156090 W Headwords: Clay Clay, IA Clay County Clay County, IA
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Clay -- U.S. County in Illinois Population (2000): 14560 Housing Units (2000): 6394 Land area (2000): 469.248887 sq. miles (1215.348986 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.589007 sq. miles (1.525520 sq. km) Total area (2000): 469.837894 sq. miles (1216.874506 sq. km) Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.737029 N, 88.470910 W Headwords: Clay Clay, IL Clay County Clay County, IL
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Clay -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 14254 Housing Units (2000): 6612 Land area (2000): 605.073966 sq. miles (1567.134311 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.927817 sq. miles (2.403035 sq. km) Total area (2000): 606.001783 sq. miles (1569.537346 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 33.265810 N, 85.842858 W Headwords: Clay Clay, AL Clay County Clay County, AL
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Clay -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 8822 Housing Units (2000): 4084 Land area (2000): 643.841746 sq. miles (1667.542397 sq. km) Water area (2000): 11.599568 sq. miles (30.042743 sq. km) Total area (2000): 655.441314 sq. miles (1697.585140 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 39.357193 N, 97.146911 W Headwords: Clay Clay, KS Clay County Clay County, KS
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Clay -- U.S. County in Indiana Population (2000): 26556 Housing Units (2000): 11097 Land area (2000): 357.617036 sq. miles (926.223832 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.775799 sq. miles (7.189285 sq. km) Total area (2000): 360.392835 sq. miles (933.413117 sq. km) Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 39.439101 N, 87.119952 W Headwords: Clay Clay, IN Clay County Clay County, IN
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Clay -- U.S. County in Minnesota Population (2000): 51229 Housing Units (2000): 19746 Land area (2000): 1045.243534 sq. miles (2707.168209 sq. km) Water area (2000): 7.494147 sq. miles (19.409751 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1052.737681 sq. miles (2726.577960 sq. km) Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 46.869254 N, 96.568459 W Headwords: Clay Clay, MN Clay County Clay County, MN
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Clay -- U.S. County in Mississippi Population (2000): 21979 Housing Units (2000): 8810 Land area (2000): 408.559856 sq. miles (1058.165124 sq. km) Water area (2000): 7.460400 sq. miles (19.322346 sq. km) Total area (2000): 416.020256 sq. miles (1077.487470 sq. km) Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 33.629550 N, 88.722699 W Headwords: Clay Clay, MS Clay County Clay County, MS
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Clay -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 184006 Housing Units (2000): 76230 Land area (2000): 396.348219 sq. miles (1026.537131 sq. km) Water area (2000): 12.515353 sq. miles (32.414613 sq. km) Total area (2000): 408.863572 sq. miles (1058.951744 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.253674 N, 94.474033 W Headwords: Clay Clay, MO Clay County Clay County, MO
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Clay -- U.S. County in Nebraska Population (2000): 7039 Housing Units (2000): 3066 Land area (2000): 573.032951 sq. miles (1484.148466 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.492458 sq. miles (1.275460 sq. km) Total area (2000): 573.525409 sq. miles (1485.423926 sq. km) Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.521099 N, 98.042256 W Headwords: Clay Clay, NE Clay County Clay County, NE
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Clay -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 8775 Housing Units (2000): 5425 Land area (2000): 214.702322 sq. miles (556.076438 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.894883 sq. miles (15.267676 sq. km) Total area (2000): 220.597205 sq. miles (571.344114 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.040811 N, 83.790932 W Headwords: Clay Clay, NC Clay County Clay County, NC
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Clay -- U.S. County in Tennessee Population (2000): 7976 Housing Units (2000): 3959 Land area (2000): 236.109850 sq. miles (611.521677 sq. km) Water area (2000): 23.143592 sq. miles (59.941625 sq. km) Total area (2000): 259.253442 sq. miles (671.463302 sq. km) Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47 Location: 36.564515 N, 85.548616 W Headwords: Clay Clay, TN Clay County Clay County, TN
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Clay -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 11006 Housing Units (2000): 4992 Land area (2000): 1097.817446 sq. miles (2843.334012 sq. km) Water area (2000): 18.357402 sq. miles (47.545451 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1116.174848 sq. miles (2890.879463 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 33.774574 N, 98.191211 W Headwords: Clay Clay, TX Clay County Clay County, TX
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Clay -- U.S. County in South Dakota Population (2000): 13537 Housing Units (2000): 5438 Land area (2000): 411.600555 sq. miles (1066.040497 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.099059 sq. miles (13.206502 sq. km) Total area (2000): 416.699614 sq. miles (1079.246999 sq. km) Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 42.888221 N, 96.977391 W Headwords: Clay Clay, SD Clay County Clay County, SD
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Clay -- U.S. County in West Virginia Population (2000): 10330 Housing Units (2000): 4836 Land area (2000): 342.398884 sq. miles (886.809002 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.421455 sq. miles (3.681552 sq. km) Total area (2000): 343.820339 sq. miles (890.490554 sq. km) Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 38.459274 N, 81.079453 W Headwords: Clay Clay, WV Clay County Clay County, WV
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Clay -- U.S. County in Florida Population (2000): 140814 Housing Units (2000): 53748 Land area (2000): 601.107492 sq. miles (1556.861192 sq. km) Water area (2000): 42.586405 sq. miles (110.298278 sq. km) Total area (2000): 643.693897 sq. miles (1667.159470 sq. km) Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 30.000401 N, 81.823736 W Headwords: Clay Clay, FL Clay County Clay County, FL
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Clay -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 17609 Housing Units (2000): 8498 Land area (2000): 639.298028 sq. miles (1655.774222 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.117764 sq. miles (5.484984 sq. km) Total area (2000): 641.415792 sq. miles (1661.259206 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 36.364388 N, 90.400570 W Headwords: Clay Clay, AR Clay County Clay County, AR
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Clay -- U.S. County in Georgia Population (2000): 3357 Housing Units (2000): 1925 Land area (2000): 195.208226 sq. miles (505.586964 sq. km) Water area (2000): 21.786309 sq. miles (56.426278 sq. km) Total area (2000): 216.994535 sq. miles (562.013242 sq. km) Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 31.621252 N, 84.992877 W Headwords: Clay Clay, GA Clay County Clay County, GA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Clay, AL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alabama Population (2000): 4947 Housing Units (2000): 1683 Land area (2000): 10.311680 sq. miles (26.707128 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.033070 sq. miles (0.085652 sq. km) Total area (2000): 10.344750 sq. miles (26.792780 sq. km) FIPS code: 15256 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 33.700037 N, 86.623032 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Clay, AL Clay
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Clay, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 1179 Housing Units (2000): 541 Land area (2000): 0.906318 sq. miles (2.347352 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.906318 sq. miles (2.347352 sq. km) FIPS code: 15202 Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 37.477969 N, 87.820922 W ZIP Codes (1990): 42404 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Clay, KY Clay
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Clay, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 593 Housing Units (2000): 316 Land area (2000): 0.573064 sq. miles (1.484230 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.060451 sq. miles (0.156568 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.633515 sq. miles (1.640798 sq. km) FIPS code: 15676 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 38.462855 N, 81.080024 W ZIP Codes (1990): 25043 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Clay, WV Clay