clamlike
Quiet and withdrawn
Resembling a clam in some way—typically closed, silent, or uncommunicative.
A clamlike person refuses to open up or share information: He went clamlike when asked about his past.
The word can also describe physical resemblance to the bivalve's hinged shell.
Emotionally distant, disengaged
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- guardedWary and restrained
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
tight-lipped · secretive · private · introverted · aloof · detached · reclusive · insular
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
cockle · quahog · littleneck · geoduck · abalone · chiton · hinged · valve
withdrawn
Emotionally distant, disengaged
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- guardedWary and restrained
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
taciturn · tight-lipped · secretive · private · introverted · aloof · detached · reclusive · insular · isolated
mollusk
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
scallop · cockle · quahog · littleneck · geoduck · abalone · chiton · hinged · valve · shell
armored
Protected by metal covering
impenetrable · thick-skinned · defensive · guarded · enclosed · sheltered · secure · resistant · tough · calcified
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
embedded · obscured · camouflaged · unseen · invisible · latent · shrouded · veiled · cloaked · tucked-away
clamliketalkative
Inclined to speak much
loquacious · forthcoming · chatty · garrulous · voluble
clam, clammy, clams, clamminess, clamming, clamshell, clammily, clammer