Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 85 compound words that contain clay. The most common are listed below. Open clay in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- feet of clayIn someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could lead to downfall.
- modeling clayA malleable substance used in building models and sculpting.
- clay tabletA writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions.
- paper claySynonym of kaolin; also similarly uniform light-coloured clay composed of fine particles.
- clay pitA quarry for clay.
- potter's clayThe clay used by a potter.
- clay pigeonA flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.
- fire claya type of clay that is able to withstand intense heat; used to make firebricks, crucibles, and other ceramics
- Clay CenterA city, the county seat of Clay County, Kansas, United States.
- Clay CountyOne of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Ashland.
- Clay CrossA town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3963).
- Clay LakeA suburb of Spalding, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2521).
- London ClayAn Ypresian marine geological formation, known for its fossils, that crops out in southeast England.
- Oxford ClayA Jurassic marine sedimentary rock formation underlying much of southeast England, from as far west as Dorset and as far north as Yorkshire.
- clay-colored thrushA thrush, common in the Americas, of species Turdus grayi; the national bird of Costa Rica.
- China clayAlternative form of china clay.
- common clayThe ordinary, run-of-the-mill people.
- salt clayA dough usually made mainly from salt, flour and water (sometimes with cornstarch), moldable into shapes while soft but which then hardens.
- boulder clayA geological deposit of clay, often full of large stones and boulders, which is formed out of the ground moraine material of glaciers and ice-sheets.
- ball clayA type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.
- clay courtAlternative form of claycourt: A court whose surface is made of crushed shale, stone or brick.
- clay courtsplural of clay court: A court whose surface is made of crushed shale, stone or brick.
- light clayStraw-clay, a mixture of straw with a dressing of dilute liquid clay or clay slip. This natural material, making use of an agricultural by-product with an abundant component of soil, has good insulating qualities but is not suitable for …
- Holton le ClayA village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2802).
- Draycott in the ClayA village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1528).
Compound words 85
- ClaytonA placename:
- clayeyComposed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish.
- claystoneSedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
- claymationStop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
- ClaymanA surname.
- clayfieldA field from which clay is dug up.
- clayenOf clay; made of clay.
- claycourtA court whose surface is made of crushed shale, stone or brick.
- claytronicsA proposed system of programmable matter consisting of very many nanoscale robots (termed catoms) that would interact to form structures
- claybankA dun-coloured horse.