Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 3 compound words that contain clams. The most common are listed below. Open clams in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- clams casinoA dish of clams made with breadcrumbs and bacon.
- duck clamsplural of duck clam: Any clam of the family Mactridae.
- giant clamsplural of giant clam: The largest living bivalve mollusk, Tridacna gigas.
- razor clamsplural of razor clam: A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
- Venus clamsplural of Venus clam: A clam of the family Veneridae.
- fingernail clamsplural of fingernail clam: A member of the family Sphaeriidae family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs.
- jackknife clamsplural of jackknife clam: common name for several species of saltwater shellfish in the family Solenidae; also known as razor shells. Their shells are long and narrow, suggesting a folded jackknife or cut-throat razor
- clams oreganataAn Italian-American dish of clams topped with breadcrumbs and oregano and baked.
- ark clamsplural of ark clam: Any of the small to large-sized edible saltwater clams in the family Arcidae.
- Asian clamsplural of Asian clam: A species of clam, Corbicula fluminea, native to Eastern Asia and some areas of Africa, and widely introduced as invasive species elsewhere.
- bar clamsplural of bar clam: Spisula solidissima, a very large, edible saltwater clam that is common in the western Atlantic Ocean.
- basket clamsplural of basket clam: Any of many bivalve molluscs of the family Corbiculidae, now considered a synonym of the family Cyrenidae.
- bean clamsplural of bean clam: A bivalve of the genus Donax.
- black clamsplural of black clam: An edible clam native to the North Atlantic Ocean, Arctica islandica.
- blood clamsplural of blood clam: blood cockle (Tegillarca granosa)
- boring clamsplural of boring clam: A clam, Tridacna crocea, capable of burrowing even through rock.
- butter clamsplural of butter clam: A species of clam, Saxidomus gigantea, commonly harvested as food.
- butterfly clamsplural of butterfly clam: A species of mussel, Ellipsaria lineolata, that inhabits rivers in the southern United States
- clams upthird-person singular simple present indicative of clam up: To become silent; to stop talking.
- hard clamsplural of hard clam: A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
- mahogany clamsplural of mahogany clam: An edible clam native to the North Atlantic Ocean, Arctica islandica.
- nut clamsplural of nut clam: Any of the family Nuculidae of small saltwater clams.
- pea clamsplural of pea clam: A member of the family Sphaeriidae family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs.
- round clamsplural of round clam: A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
- sea clamsplural of sea clam: The Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima.
Compound words 3
- clamshellsplural of clamshell: The shell of a clam.
- razorclamsplural of razorclam: A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
- spoonclamsplural of spoonclam: Any bivalve mollusc of the family Periplomatidae