clay
Wet, it molds
Clay is fine-grained earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when heated—the basis of pottery, bricks, and ceramics.
Clay soil drains poorly and sticks to garden tools.
Figuratively, clay suggests raw material to be shaped: young minds of clay.
Feet of clay describes a hidden weakness in someone admired.
The clay courts of tennis are made from crusite brick. (Capitalized Clay is a surname or given name.)
Oven for hardening clay
- wheelRotating circular frame
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- firingTerminating employment
stoneware · earthenware · porcelain · slip · bisque · throwing · coiling · slab
Ash-derived absorbent clay
Ground matter for planting
humus · ground · terrain · riverbed · floodplain · deposit · pigment · ochre
Capable of being shaped
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- workableAble to be implemented
- plasticCapable of being molded
- softYielding to touch
wet · leather-hard · bone-dry · supple · yielding · ductile · shapeable · manipulable
Simulating or demonstrating form
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- bustFailure or sculpture
relief · bas-relief · pinching · sgraffito · underglaze · texture · carving · handbuilding
Capable of being shaped
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- raw materialUnprocessed production input
- unformedWithout developed structure
- shapeableAble to be molded
- French OpenParis tennis major
- baselineStandard for comparison
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- bounceSpring back after impact
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
firing · stoneware · earthenware · porcelain · slip · bisque · throwing · coiling · slab · wedging
bentonite
Ash-derived absorbent clay
soil
Ground matter for planting
loam · humus · ground · terrain · riverbed · floodplain · deposit · pigment · ochre · sienna
moldable
Capable of being shaped
soft · wet · leather-hard · bone-dry · supple · yielding · ductile · shapeable · manipulable · impressionable
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
bust · relief · bas-relief · pinching · sgraffito · underglaze · texture · carving · handbuilding · burnishing
moldable
Capable of being shaped
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- raw materialUnprocessed production input
- unformedWithout developed structure
Roland Garros
- French OpenParis tennis major
- baselineStandard for comparison
- slideSmooth continuous movement
claysoul
Innermost animating essence
spirit · breath of life · divine spark · mind · anima
- feet of clayHidden weakness in revered person
- clay potCeramic container from earth
- potter's clayMoldable earth for vessels
- modeling claySoft sculpting material
- clay pigeonThrown target disc
- red clayIron-oxide-rich earth