clay
noun [U] /kleɪ/Definition
› thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containersSoil clayey /ˈkleɪ.i/ adjective › containing a lot of clay: clayey soilSoil
(Definition of clay noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- dirt noun (NOT CLEAN)
- grit noun (STONES)
- ground noun (LAND)
- heavy adjective (SOLID)
- laterite noun
- limy adjective
- loam noun
- ooze noun
- ore noun
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- peaty adjective
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