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| 1. n. A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or (vern, hen clam) , and other s |  |
| 2. n. Strong pincers or forceps. | |
| 3. n. A kind of vise, usually of wood. | |
| 4. n. (US, slang) A dollar (usually used in the plural). | |
| Those sneakers cost me fifty clams! | |
| 5. n. (slang) A Scientologist. | |
| 6. n. (slang) A vagina. | |
| 7. n. (informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak. | |
| 8. v. To dig for clams. | |
| 9. n. A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. | |
| 10. v. To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. | |
| 11. adj. (obsolete,) clammy. | |
| 12. n. clamminess; moisture | |
| 13. v. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. | |
| 14. v. To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. | |
| 15. n. (rowing) (alt form, CLAM) | |
