clam
Burrowing beach bivalve
A clam is a bivalve mollusk with two hinged shells, found in both fresh and salt water and often eaten as seafood.
The shells close tightly when disturbed, which informs the expression clam up, meaning to become silent or refuse to speak.
In American slang, a clam is a dollar: I paid fifty clams for that jacket.
To clam is to dig for clams, typically along shorelines at low tide.
Hard-shelled edible clam
- geoduckLarge burrowing Pacific clam
- littleneckYoung hard-shell clam
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
- cockleSmall ribbed bivalve
soft-shell · hard-shell · cherrystone · gaper
Hard outer covering
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
- mantleCovering or wrap
- footLeg's lowest part
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
hinge · nacre · adductor · valve · filter-feeder · growth rings · ligament · muscle
Thick creamy seafood soup
Unwilling to divulge
- mumRefusing to speak
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
close-mouthed · buttoned-up · uncommunicative · withholding · stonewalling · evasive · guarded
Periodically submerged coastal plain
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- seabedUnderwater terrain below
brackish · intertidal · burrowing · coastal · shoal · sandy bottom · salt marsh · subtidal
quahog
Hard-shelled edible clam
- geoduckLarge burrowing Pacific clam
- littleneckYoung hard-shell clam
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
cockle · soft-shell · hard-shell · cherrystone · gaper
shell
Hard outer covering
gills · hinge · nacre · adductor · valve · filter-feeder · growth rings · ligament · muscle · soft-bodied
chowder
Thick creamy seafood soup
- linguineFlat, narrow pasta strands
- clambakeOutdoor seaside shellfish meal
- steamersClams or cooking vessels
casino · raw bar · shucked · bisque · fritters · stuffies · cioppino
tight-lipped
Unwilling to divulge
taciturn · close-mouthed · buttoned-up · uncommunicative · withholding · stonewalling · evasive · guarded
tidal flat
Periodically submerged coastal plain
seabed · brackish · intertidal · burrowing · coastal · shoal · sandy bottom · salt marsh · subtidal · benthic
digging
Removing earth below
license · bag limit · waders · recreational · commercial
bucks
Male deer, or dollars
bread · greenbacks · moola · loot · scratch · simoleons · smackers · dinero · cabbage · cheddar
clamopen book
One easily understood
exposed · accessible · gaping · oyster
clamchatterbox
One who talks incessantly
blabbermouth · motormouth · gossip · loudmouth · talker
- razor clamLong narrow burrowing bivalve
- clam upAbruptly stop speaking
- clam chowderCreamy mollusk soup
- happy as a clamExtremely contented and carefree
- clammed upBecame suddenly silent
- clamming upBecoming deliberately silent
clamp, clamor, exclaim, reclaim, clammy, claimed, proclaim, clams, acclaim