clamshell
Mollusk's protective home
A clamshell is the hinged two-part shell of a clam, opening and closing like a book.
The shape lends its name to containers, cases, and devices with the same hinge mechanism: a clamshell phone flips open, clamshell packaging splits in two halves: The laptop opens clamshell-style.
In construction, a clamshell is a bucket with hinged jaws for digging.
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- cockleSmall ribbed bivalve
shellfish · valve · adductor · hinge · quahog · geoduck · steamer · littleneck
Thing for storing items
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- hingedConnected by pivot joint
- polystyreneLightweight synthetic foam plastic
biodegradable · food packaging · disposable · styrofoam · compostable · blister pack · retail packaging · folding
Portable hinged computer
- phoneHandheld communication device
- flip phoneFolding mobile telephone
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- foldBend onto itself
portable · compact · lid · screen · keyboard · Motorola Razr · Nintendo DS · closure
Study of ancient organisms
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- brachiopodHinged-shell marine invertebrate
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
Cretaceous · sediment · geology · fossilization · petrification · excavation · impression · extinct
mollusk
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
cockle · shellfish · valve · adductor · hinge · quahog · geoduck · steamer · littleneck · cherrystone
container
Thing for storing items
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- hingedConnected by pivot joint
polystyrene · biodegradable · food packaging · disposable · styrofoam · compostable · blister pack · retail packaging · folding · latch
laptop
Portable hinged computer
- phoneHandheld communication device
- flip phoneFolding mobile telephone
- hingeMovable connecting joint
fold · portable · compact · lid · screen · keyboard · Motorola Razr · Nintendo DS · closure · mechanism
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- ammoniteExtinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- brachiopodHinged-shell marine invertebrate
Jurassic · Cretaceous · sediment · geology · fossilization · petrification · excavation · impression · extinct · stratigraphy
tidepool
Coastal rock hollow holding seawater
littoral · brackish · marine · saltwater · seabed · mudflat · sandbar · shallows · intertidal · shoreline
burpee
Four-part bodyweight exercise
crunch · plank · bodyweight · workout · pilates
- communication devicesphone, cellphone, cell phone, mobile phone, landline
- containersbag, bags, box, boxes, bottle
- packagingbox, bag, bottle, can, jar
- food containersplate, bowl, tray, lunchbox, tupperware
- drug packagingpill bottle, medicine bottle, prescription bottle, vial, ampule
- packaging typesgift wrap, bubble wrap, shrink wrap, blister pack, carton
clamshellslider
Adjustable interface element
screw-top · twist-off · flip-top · roll-top · drawstring
clamshellspiral shell
Coiled mollusk covering
snail shell · conch · univalve · nautilus · whelk
- clamshell phonesHinged mobile telephones
- clamshell packagingRigid hinged plastic container
- clamshell designHinged two-part enclosure style
- clamshell caseTwo-halved protective container