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Definition: Clay |
ClayNoun1. Soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired. 2. Water soaked soil; soft wet earth. 3. United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978). 4. United States politician known as the Great Compromiser; responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852). 5. The dead body of a human being. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Clay" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a clay settlement". |
Date "clay" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references) |
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Bible | 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. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Building & Civil Engineering | A rock, generally plastic, composed essentially of clay minerals but also likely to contain free silica and other impurities. Source: European Union. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of clay, denotes isolation of interest and probable insolvency. To dig in a clay bank, foretells you will submit to extraordinary demands of enemies. If you dig in an ash bank and find clay, unfortunate surprises will combat progressive enterprises or new work. Your efforts are likely to be misdirected after this dream. Women will find this dream unfavorable in love, social and business states, and misrepresentations will overwhelm them. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Geological | A family of platy silicate minerals that commonly form as a product of rock weathering. Also, any particle smaller than 1/256 of a millimeter in diameter. (references) |
Mining | An extremely fine-grained natural earthy material composed primarily of hydrous aluminum silicates. It may be a mixture of clay minerals and small amounts of nonclay materials or it may be predominantly one clay mineral. The type is determined by the predominant clay mineral. Clay is plastic when sufficiently pulverized and wetted, rigid when dry, and vitreous when fired to a sufficiently high temperature. See also:clay mineral;fireclay; bentonite. (references) |
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This article is about the mineral. For other uses see Clay (disambiguation)
Clay is a generic term for an aggregate of hydrous silicate earth particles less than 4 micrometers in diameter. They are generally formed by the weathering of silicate-bearing rocks, but some are formed by hydrothermal activity. When mixed with water, clays form a moldable substance, which when dried or heated loses its plasticity. Clays occur naturally in many soils.
There are three main groups of clays: Kaolinite-Serpentine, Illite, and Smectite. Altogether, there are about thirty different types of "pure" clays in these categories, but most natural clays are mixtures of these different types, as well as other weathered minerals.
Clays hardened by fire were the first ceramic, and remain one of the cheapest and most widely used materials to produce even in the present day. Bricks, cooking pots, art objects, spark plug tips, and even musical instruments such as the ocarina are all made with clay. Clay is also used in many industrial processes, such as paper making, concrete production, and chemical filtering.
See also: Grain size, List of minerals
Clay is a by-product of the earth’s crust, resulting from the decomposition of aging rocks exposed to the natural elements. Formed from small crystal compounds it is made up of the mineral kaolin, which consists of silica (SiO2) and alumina (AL2O3). These elements, silicon, oxygen and aluminum are the most abundant in the earth’s crust.
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Clay is the name of a mineral.Clay is also the name of some places in the United States of America:
In addition there is Clay Center, Kansas.
- Clay, New York
- Clay City, Indiana
- Clay City, Kentucky
- Clay County, Alabama
- Clay County, Florida
- Clay County, Georgia
- Clay County, Illinois
- Clay County, Indiana
- Clay County, Kansas
- Clay County, Minnesota
- Clay County, Mississippi
- Clay County, Missouri
- Clay County, Nebraska
- Clay County, North Carolina
- Clay County, South Dakota
- Clay County, Tennessee
- Clay County, Texas
- Clay County, West Virginia
- Clay County, Arkansas
- Clay County, Iowa
- Clay County, Kentucky
- Clay Township, Pennsylvania
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Clay County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. As of 2000 the population was 14,254. Its county seat is Ashland.History
Clay County was established on December 7, 1866.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,570 km² (606 mi²). 1,567 km² (605 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.15% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 14,254 people, 5,765 households, and 4,098 families residing in the county. The population density is 9/km² (24/mi²). There are 6,612 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 82.62% White, 15.70% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 5,765 households out of which 30.80% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% are married couples living together, 10.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% are non-families. 26.70% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.93. In the county the population is spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.10 males. The median income for a household in the county is $27,885, and the median income for a family is $34,033. Males have a median income of $26,118 versus $18,637 for females. The per capita income for the county is $13,785. 17.10% of the population and 12.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.60% are under the age of 18 and 19.00% are 65 or older.Cities and towns
*Ashland
*LinevilleSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clay County, Alabama."
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Clay is a town located in Jefferson County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 4,947.Geography
Clay is located at 33°42'0" North, 86°37'23" West (33.700037, -86.623032)1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.8 km² (10.3 mi²). 26.7 km² (10.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4,947 people, 1,636 households, and 1,421 families residing in the town. The population density is 185.3/km² (479.7/mi²). There are 1,683 housing units at an average density of 63.0/km² (163.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.96% White, 0.71% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,636 households out of which 49.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% are married couples living together, 8.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% are non-families. 11.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.02 and the average family size is 3.26. In the town the population is spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $61,042, and the median income for a family is $64,798. Males have a median income of $40,092 versus $28,787 for females. The per capita income for the town is $21,323. 4.5% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.3% are under the age of 18 and 11.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clay, Alabama."
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Clay is a city located in Webster County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,179.Geography
Clay is located at 37°28'41" North, 87°49'15" West (37.477969, -87.820922)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,179 people, 485 households, and 333 families residing in the city. The population density is 500.2/km² (1,300.9/mi²). There are 541 housing units at an average density of 229.5/km² (596.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.15% White, 0.25% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 485 households out of which 31.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% are married couples living together, 9.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% are non-families. 29.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.99. In the city the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $31,625, and the median income for a family is $42,500. Males have a median income of $30,729 versus $16,538 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,545. 13.3% of the population and 10.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.1% are under the age of 18 and 10.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clay, Kentucky."
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Clay is a town located in Onondaga County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 58,805.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 126.4 km² (48.8 mi²). 124.3 km² (48.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.60% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 58,805 people, 22,294 households, and 15,940 families residing in the town. The population density is 472.9/km² (1,224.9/mi²). There are 23,398 housing units at an average density of 188.2/km² (487.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 92.13% White, 3.50% African American, 0.47% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 22,294 households out of which 38.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% are married couples living together, 11.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% are non-families. 22.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.11. In the town the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $50,412, and the median income for a family is $57,493. Males have a median income of $40,387 versus $27,996 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,011. 5.7% of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.5% are under the age of 18 and 6.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clay, New York."
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Clay is a town located in Clay County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 593. It is the county seat of Clay County6.Geography
Clay is located at 38°27'46" North, 81°4'48" West (38.462855, -81.080024)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.52% water.Demographics
As of the census1 of 2000, there are 593 people, 261 households, and 153 families residing in the town. The population density is 401.7/km² (1,034.8/mi²). There are 316 housing units at an average density of 214.0/km² (551.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.82% White, 0.00% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. 0.17% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 261 households out of which 32.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% are married couples living together, 17.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% are non-families. 39.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.21 and the average family size is 2.91. In the town the population is spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 76.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $14,712, and the median income for a family is $15,000. Males have a median income of $25,893 versus $14,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $11,415. 39.1% of the population and 47.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 49.4% are under the age of 18 and 12.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clay, West Virginia."
Synonyms: ClaySynonyms: cadaver (n), corpse (n), mud (n), remains (n), stiff (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: bricked (metallurgy). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Corpse | Noun: corpse, corse, carcass, cadaver, bones, skeleton, dry bones; defunct, relics, reliquiae, remains, mortal remains, dust, ashes, earth, clay; mummy; carrion; food for worms, food for fishes; tenement of clay this mortal coil. |
Impulse | Rule, standing order, precedent, routine; red-tape, red-tapism; pipe clay; rut, groove. |
Land | Soil, glebe, clay, loam, marl, cledge, chalk, gravel, mold, subsoil, clod, clot; rock, crag. |
Materials | Noun: material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple; adobe, brown stone; chinking; clapboard; daubing; puncheon; shake; shingle, bricks and mortar; metal; stone; clay, brick crockery; compo, composition; concrete; reinforced concrete, cement; wood, ore, timber. |
Softness | Clay, wax, butter, dough, pudding; alumina, argil; cushion, pillow, feather bed, down, padding, wadding;foam. |
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Screenplays | Feet of clay, huh (The Great Man; writing credit: Al Morgan;) The common clay of the new West (Blazing Saddles; writing credit: Andrew Bergman; Mel Brooks) Inspector Clay is dead, murdered, and somebody's responsible (Plan 9 from Outer Space; writing credit: Edward D. Wood Jr.) Why don't we go down to the bay, we could eat some hay, make things out of clay, what do you say (Happy Gilmore; writing credit: Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler.) | |
Lyrics | My foundations were made of clay. (My Father's Eyes; performing artist: Eric Clapton) These feet of clay kept warm inside (Hole Hearted; performing artist: Extreme) All the heroes and legends I knew as a child have fallen to idols of clay (Show Me the Way; performing artist: STYX) Your soul will turn to clay (My God; performing artist: The Jets) Like they were made of clay, (And The Tide Rushes In; performing artist: The Moody Blues) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Clay Pigeon (1971) A.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) Clay (1965) Minnesota Clay (1965) Feet of Clay (1960) | |
Song Titles | A Hundred Pounds of Clay (performing artist: Gene McDaniels) Concrete and Clay (performing artist: Unit Four Plus Two) | |
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 | San Francisco in April 1850, showing Clay Street, opposite Portsmouth Square. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 270. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | View of San Francisco in 1849 from the head of Clay Street. The ships in the harbor have all been deserted as their crews headed for the gold fields. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 224. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Deciphering the genetic code of livestock could help researchers reduce the total numbers of live animals needed for studies. At the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska, technician Kristen Katzberg reads DNA sequences. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |  | Black sludge from well, result of drilling soap liguifying organic clay and manganese layers in dolomite soil formationsMeadow Creek stock water wellBurley Field OfficeUSRDUpper Snake River District. Credit: Tim Fuller. |
 | Clay Creek Bridge Project. Credit: Saundra Miles. |  | Smoking a clay pipe. : The habit is suspected of causing cancer. / WHO photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | [Japanese poster: A woman smoking a long clay pipe, her body illustrated by characterizations of the bodily processes]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives, New York, 1863. Ships depicted are (from the front to the rear, all USS except as noted)): Benton (Flagship); Lafayette with General Price alongside; Louisville; Mound City; Pittsburg; Carondelet; transports Silver Wave, Forest Queen & Henry Clay; and Tuscumbia. Text under the print's title is quoted in Photo # NH 76557-KN (Complete Caption). Credit: NAVY. |
 | Ship's race boat crew, circa 1933. Those present are (as numbered): 1. W.W. Carmichael; 2. W.G. Bengel; 3. R.H. Cumming; 4. E.E. Blankenship; 5. undecypherable; 6. G.S. Arntzen; 7. E.L. Clay; 8. G.W. Inman; 9. undecypherable; 10. Machinist Paul C. Cottrell; 11. E. Gordon; 12. E.A. Toczko; 13. M.S. Johnson; 14. J.E. Werlins; 15. G. DeWorth; and 16. J.L. White. Credit: NAVY. |  | Clay Frelinghuysen Markle Stewart. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Clay work" by Silas Yamakami Commentary: "Man making a clay pot." | "Clay Pots" by Andrew Kim Commentary: "Clay pots." |
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Antoine Rivarol | Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls. |
Aristophanes | Mankind, fleet of life, like tree leaves, weak creatures of clay, unsubstantial as shadows, wingless, ephemeral, wretched, mortal and dreamlike. |
Henry Clay | Statistics are no substitute for judgment. |
| An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters. | |
| Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. | |
| All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All separated from government, are compatible with liberty. | |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay. |
Percy Bysshe Shelley | Cold hopes swarm like worms within our living clay. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The monastic orders gladly accept this heavy peasant clay, easily shaped into a Capuchine or an Ursuline |
Absalom and Achitophel | John Dryden | A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pygmy-body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The Ruler of the universe entreated you, a creature of clay, to love Him Who made you and to keep His law. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The material was sand of every degree of fineness and of various rich colors, commonly mixed with a little clay. |
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Business | Future’s Safe Co. Ltd. produces an average of 100,000 MT/year of Corrugated Medium Paper, while South China Paper produces an average of 100,000 MT/year of clay coated board/ duplex board. (references) | |
The market for plastic materials continues to grow rapidly due to varied and rising use of plastic goods over the recent years, substituting wood, tin, aluminum, glass, china clay, etc. The total demand of plastic materials stood at USD 231 million in 1999-2000 increasing from USD 222.99 million in 1997-8. The market is expected to grow at a rate of 10 to 15 percent for the next three years. (references) | ||
Economic History | Philippines | Significant deposits of clay, limestone, marble, silica, and phosphate exist. (references) |
Cyprus | Resources--pyrites, copper, asbestos, gypsum, lumber, salt, marble, clay, earth pigment. (references) | |
Belarus | Belarus also has deposits of clay, sand, chalk, dolomite, phosphorite, and rock and potassium salt. (references) | |
Trade | Eritrea | The list includes raw hides and skins, pulses, salt, oil seeds, clay bricks and beam tiles, steel sheets, cement, steel wires and nails, safety box matches, and weights and measures. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. The Maker, at Creation's birth, With living things had stocked the earth. From elephants to bats and snails, They all were good, for all were males. But when the Devil came and saw He said: "By Thine eternal law Of growth, maturity, decay, These all must quickly pass away And leave untenanted the earth Unless Thou dost establish birth" -- Then tucked his head beneath his wing To laugh -- he had no sleeve -- the thing With deviltry did so accord, That he'd suggested to the Lord. The Master pondered this advice, Then shook and threw the fateful dice Wherewith all matters here below Are ordered, and observed the throw; Then bent His head in awful state, Confirming the decree of Fate. From every part of earth anew The conscious dust consenting flew, While rivers from their courses rolled To make it plastic for the mould. Enough collected (but no more, For niggard Nature hoards her store) He kneaded it to flexible clay, While Nick unseen threw some away. And then the various forms He cast, Gross organs first and finer last; No one at once evolved, but all By even touches grew and small Degrees advanced, till, shade by shade, To match all living things He'd made Females, complete in all their parts Except (His clay gave out) the hearts. "No matter," Satan cried; "with speed I'll fetch the very hearts they need" -- So flew away and soon brought back The number needed, in a sack. That night earth range with sounds of strife -- Ten million males each had a wife; That night sweet Peace her pinions spread O'er Hell -- ten million devils dead! G.J. |
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King Constantine of Greece | It's interesting that you mentioned Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali, because I remember watching him win his gold medal the day after I had won mine. |
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| "Clay" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.36% of the time. "Clay" is used about 1,592 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.36% | 1,534 | 5,335 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.64% | 58 | 44,427 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,592 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "clay" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Clay | First name Male | 21,000 | 464 |
| Clay | Last name | 23,000 | 512 |
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| "Clay" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a clay settlement". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "clay". | |||
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| Hamor | N/A | Biblical | Clay |
| Clay | Male | English | A clay settlement |
| Clayton | Male | English | A clay settlement |
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| The following table summarizes names related to "Clay." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Clay | Male | English | Clayton |
| Clayton | Male | English | N/A |
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1. Clay, KY (city, FIPS 15202) 2. Clay, NY 3. Clay, WV (town, FIPS 15676) |
Expressions using "clay": activated clay ♦ bleaching clay ♦ bloated clay concrete ♦ blue clay ♦ boulder clay ♦ Bowlder clay ♦ Brick clay ♦ Cassius Clay ♦ Cassius Marcellus Clay ♦ cat clay ♦ china clay ♦ clay band ♦ clay Center ♦ clay City ♦ Clay cold ♦ clay complex ♦ clay County ♦ clay court ♦ clay digger ♦ clay fraction ♦ Clay ironstone ♦ Clay marl ♦ clay mill ♦ clay pan ♦ clay parting ♦ clay pigeon ♦ clay pigeon shooting ♦ clay pipe ♦ clay pit ♦ clay sculpture ♦ clay separations ♦ clay separations around pores ♦ clay separations around skeleton grains ♦ clay slate ♦ clay soil ♦ clay spade ♦ expanded clay concrete ♦ feet of clay ♦ Fire clay ♦ Henry Clay ♦ Henry Clay Frick ♦ indurated clay ♦ Iron clay ♦ Lucius Clay ♦ Lucius DuBignon Clay ♦ modelling clay ♦ pipe clay ♦ plastic clay ♦ porcelain clay ♦ Potter's clay ♦ puddled clay ♦ red clay ♦ refractory clay ♦ residual clay ♦ rock clay ♦ sedimentary clay ♦ slate clay ♦ sticky clay ♦ tenement of clay this mortal coil ♦ thick clay ♦ Weald clay ♦ wet clay. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "clay": clay-based, clay-bonded, Clay-brained, clay-colored robin, clay-coloured, clay-cored, clay-court, clay-courter, clay-crystal, clay-eating, clay-filled, clay-floored, clay-graphite, clay-haired, clay-hardened, clay-kickers, clay-lined, clay-lizard, clay-loving, clay-making, clay-mineral, clay-mining, clay-modelling, clay-pigeon, clay-pigeons, clay-pipe, clay-pipes, clay-pit, clay-pot, clay-puddled, clay-reddened, clay-rich, clay-saturated, clay-schist, clay-sized, clay-sodden, clay-stiffened, clay-streaked, clay-tiled, clay-to-day, clay-type, clay-with-flints, clay-y. | |
Ending with "clay": ball-clay, china-clay, flinty-clay, modelling-clay, Norton-le-clay, pipe-clay, porcelain-clay, pot-clay, red-clay, sandy-clay, silt-clay, vitrified-clay. | |
Containing "clay": bar-clay-a, Pinson-Clay-Chalkville. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
clay aiken | 64,687 | aiken clay news | 232 |
clay | 1,422 | aiken clay mp3 | 230 |
clay walker | 827 | aiken clay gay | 229 |
jar of clay | 691 | aikin clay | 213 |
aikens clay | 690 | atkins clay | 211 |
polymer clay | 612 | aiken clay rolling stone | 207 |
aiken clay lyrics | 581 | clay pot craft | 203 |
aiken clay picture | 543 | jar of clay lyrics | 182 |
clay pot | 483 | clay lyrics walker | 181 |
akin clay | 395 | akien clay | 164 |
andrew dice clay | 339 | clay kent model | 159 |
clay poker chip | 335 | aiken clay record sales | 157 |
aiken american clay idol | 330 | aiken clay song | 156 |
clay aiken cd | 328 | aiken clay photo | 153 |
aiken clay night this | 323 | clay county florida | 141 |
sporting clay | 322 | clay county | 138 |
aiken clay single | 294 | clay ruben | 138 |
akins clay | 272 | aitken clay | 134 |
aiken clay lyrics night this | 265 | henry clay | 132 |
american clay idol | 233 | aiken bridge clay over troubled water | 131 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "clay"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | trup njeriu, deltinë (earthenware, pug), baltë (dirt, foulness, mire, muck, mud, muddiness, ooze, silt, slime, slob, soil), argjilë (argil, earthenware, pug). (various references) | |
Arabic | وحل (bespatter, dirt, mire, mud, muddling, muddy, ooze, quaggy, silt, slime, slob), طفل (bairn, chick, child, chit, infant, kid, lad, nipper, paederast, pederast, small boy, squirt, tad, tot, tyke, young), طين (daub, earth, loam, lute, luting, mire, muck, mud, ooze, point, silt, slime, sludge, slush), صلصال (grit). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | ksikkihkimiko. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | глинест (argilliferous, clayey, loamy, mellow), глинена лула, глина, пръст (clod, digit, dirt, earth, finger, hand, marl, mould, soil, toe). (various references) | |
Chinese | 粘土, 泥土 (earth, soil), 壚 (shop). (various references) | |
Croatian | glinenim. (various references) | |
Czech | jíl (till), hlína (earth, loam). (various references) | |
Danish | ler (loam). (various references) | |
Dutch | van klei (earthen, stone), klei- (earthen, stone), klei, aarden (accustom oneself, earth, earthen, earthly, get used, ground, stone, terrestrial). (various references) | |
Esperanto | argilo, argila (earthen, stone). (various references) | |
Faeroese | leir. (various references) | |
Farsi | گل (Blossom, Flower, Lair, Mud, Silt, Slob, Slosh), سفال (Earthenware, Shard, Tile), خاک کوزه گری , خاک رس (Bole, Pug), رس . (various references) | |
Finnish | savi. (various references) | |
French | argile. (various references) | |
Frisian | klaai, aardzje (earthen, stone). (various references) | |
German | ton (accent, atmosphere, audio, chime, clang, hue, intonation, note, nuance, pip, shade, sound, stress, style, tint, tone), tönern, lehm (loam), Tonerde (alumina, aluminum oxide). (various references) | |
Greek | άργιλος (loam). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חמר (asphalt, bitumen), חרס (crock, piece of pottery, shard, sherd), טין (loam, mud, silt), טיט (loam, mire, mud). (various references) | |
Hungarian | porhüvely (clod), agyag (loam). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tanah liat, lempung (loam). (various references) | |
Irish | créafóg, cré. (various references) | |
Italian | argilla (argil). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 粘土. (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ねばつち, ねんど (fiscal year, school year, term, viscosity, year), どせい (angry voice, earthen, harsh words, Saturn), クレー , クレイ , とうじ (at that time, chief brewer at a sake brewery, formal reply, funeral address, governing, government, hot-spring cure, housekeeper, in those days, lady, libertine, matron, matter under concern, message of condolence, mistress, reign, rule, taking the baths, winter solstice, words of condolence). (various references) | |
Korean | 찰흙. (various references) | |
Manx | crayghey, cray (ash, pipe clay). (various references) | |
Mohawk | o'tara. (various references) | |
Norwegian | leire. (various references) | |
Papago | bith (mud). (various references) | |
Papiamen | klei. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ayclay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | argila (argil, bind, bole, earthenware, gumbo, loam, puddle, pug), barro (dirt, earthenware, loam, mud). (various references) | |
Romanian | tinã (ooze, slime), pãmânt (acre, all over the world, clod, country, dirt, earth, estate, Glebe, ground, land, Mold, mould, property, region, sod, soil, territory, throughout the world), noroi (filth, mire, muck, mud, ooze, sediment, slime, slush), lut (loam), humã (loam), argilã (argil), ţãrânã (clod, dust, earth, ground, mould). (various references) | |
Romany | chik. (various references) | |
Russian | глиняный (fictile), глиняная трубка, глинозем (alumina), глина глиняный, глина, ил (mud, ooze, silt, slime, slob, sludge). (various references) | |
Scottish | criadh, crè (nf.ind. clay), làthach (mire, puddle). (various references) | |
Sepedi | letsopa. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ilovača (loam), glineni, glina (argil, loam). (various references) | |
Shona | rondo. (various references) | |
Spanish | arcilla (pug). (various references) | |
Swazi | lí-bumba. (various references) | |
Swedish | lera (daub, dirt, loam, mud), ler (mud, silt). (various references) | |
Turkish | yerküre (sphere, Terra, terrestrial globe), toprak künk, toprak (country, earth, earthen, earthenware, fictile, Glebe, ground, ground-, land, soil, terra firma, terraneous, territory), kil (argil, earthen, fuller's earth), kíl, insan vücudu, hamur (dough, leaven, paste, stuff), balçık (argil, slime, wet clay), çamur (aspersion, calumniation, daub, dirt, gook, mire, muck, mud, slime, slob, slosh, slush, soggy, squelch), çömlekçi çamuru (argil, potter's clay). (various references) | |
Turkmen | toяun (loam), palзyk (mud), laя (loam, slush). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | твань (mud, ooze), глинозем (alumina), глина, відбілювати глиною, обмазувати глиною, мул (mud, mule, ooze, silt, slime), людське тіло, багно (mire), прах (ashes, clod), плоть (body, flesh). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | đất sét (argil). (various references) | |
Welsh | clai. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 1. imi. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | argilla, lutati, luti, luto, lutum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 9, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Hn de sabbaton ote ton phlon epoihsen o ihsouV kai anewxen autou touV ofqalmouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Erat autem sabbatum quando lutum fecit Iesus et aperuit oculos eius |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hyt wæs reste-daig; þa se hælendworhte þæt fenn. & hys eagen un-tynde. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it was sabat, whanne Jhesus made cley, and openyde hise iyen. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For it was the Saboth daye when Iesus made the claye and opened his eyes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | John Chapter 9, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug adlaw kadto nga igpapahulay sa pagmasa ni Jesus sa lapok ug sa pagpabuka sa iyang mga mata. |
| Croatian | A toga dana kad Isus naèini kal i otvori njegove oèi, bijaše subota. |
| Danish | Men det var Sabbat den Dag, da Jesus gjorde Dyndet og åbnede hans Øjne. |
| Dutch | En het was sabbat, als Jezus het slijk maakte, en zijn ogen opende. |
| Finnish | Ja se päivä, jona Jeesus teki tahtaan ja avasi hänen silmänsä, oli sapatti. |
| French | Or, c`était un jour de sabbat que Jésus avait fait de la boue, et lui avait ouvert les yeux. |
| Haitian Creole | Se te yon jou repo Jezi te fè labou a pou louvri je l' yo. |
| Hungarian | Mikor pedig Jézus a sarat csinálá és felnyitá ennek szemeit, szombat vala. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun hari itu hari Sabbat ketika Yesus membuat tanah itu lembik dan mencelikkan matanya. |
| Maori | Na no te hapati i pokepokea ai e Ihu te paru, i meinga ai ona kanohi kia kite. |
| Norwegian | Men det var sabbat den dag da Jesus gjorde deigen og åpnet hans øine. |
| Portuguese | Ora, era sábado o dia em que Jesus fez o lodo e lhe abriu os olhos. |
| Rumanian | Wi era o zi de Sabat cknd fqcuse Isus tinq, wi -i deschisese ochii. |
| Shuar | Kame Jesus kusurun tsuarmia nui ayampratin tsawantauyayi. |
| Swahili | Siku hiyo Yesu alipofanya tope na kumfumbua macho mtu huyo, ilikuwa siku ya Sabato. |
| Swedish | Och det var sabbat den dag då Jesus gjorde degen och öppnade hans ögon. |
| Uma | Yesus mpogalo ueliku-na hante tana' pai' mpaka'uri' towero toe we'i nto'u Eo Sabat, eo pepuea' -ra to Yahudi. Jadi', towero to pehilo-mi toei rakeni hilou hi to Parisi. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "clay": claybank, claybanks, clayed, clayey, clayier, clayiest, claying, clayish, claylike, claymore, claymores, claypan, claypans, clays, clayware, claywares. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "clay": fireclay. (additional references) | |
Words containing "clay": fireclays. (additional references) | |
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"Clay" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: calary, caley, calie, callaly, callay, calway, Caly, cauy, caxy, caya, cayd, cayl, cfla, chay, cla, Clac, clady, Clai, claid, claiv, clamy, clau, clav, clawy, clax, claye, Cleady, cleaky, clei, cley, Cleyn, clii, clugy, Clwyn, cly, clyn, coley, cuay, elay, kaly, klay, kley, Mcfly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "clay" (pronounced klā") |
| 2 | -l ā" | allay, ballet, cabriolet, chalet, delay, display, filet, fillet, flay, lay, lei, ley, ole, overplay, Palais, play, redisplay, replay, slay, sleigh, souffle, underplay, valet. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: acyl, lacy. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-l-y" | |
-1 letter: cay, lac, lay. | |
-2 letters: al, ay, la, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-l-y" | |
+1 letter: acyls, calyx, clary, clays, coaly, lacey, lycea, scaly. | |
+2 letters: acetyl, acidly, amylic, archly, cagily, calmly, calory, chalky, chally, clammy, classy, clayed, clayey, crawly, cullay, cymbal, dactyl, galyac, glycan, hackly, lacily, lackey, leachy, legacy, lunacy, packly, racily, talcky. | |
+3 letters: acetyls, acolyte, acridly, acrylic, acutely, acyclic, acylate, acyloin, aglycon, alcayde, alchemy, alchymy, alkylic, allylic, anticly, balcony, blackly, cacodyl, calcify, callboy, caloyer, calumny, calvary, calyces, calycle, calypso, calyxes, campily, cannily, capably, cattily, cavally, cavalry, cecally, charily, charley, cheaply, chlamys, ciliary, clarify, clarity, clayier, claying, clayish, claypan, cleanly, clearly, clypeal, coalify, coryzal, coxalgy, crackly, crankly, crassly, crayola, crazily, cryptal, crystal, cullays, curably, cyclase, cymbals, cynical, cypsela, dactyli, dactyls, ducally, ectypal, exactly, faculty, fallacy, fancily, focally, galyacs, glycans, halcyon, kolacky, lackeys, lacquey, lactary, larceny, latency, locally, lyncean, lyrical, myalgic, mycelia, playact, pliancy, prelacy, saucily, scantly, scarily, scrawly, slackly, tacitly, tackily, treacly, typical, valency, vicarly, vocably, vocally, wackily. | |
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