clam 1 of 2

noun

Definition of clamnext
as in dollar
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents it must take a whole lot of clams to buy a car like that

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verb

as in to fish

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Recent Examples of clam
Noun
Imagine someone forgot a bowl of New England clam chowder in the back of a cloth-upholstered car during the height of a Florida summer. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 There’s something special about visiting a small town where you’re greeted with hellos and warm smiles from every direction, whether ordering a New England clam chowder at a waterfront restaurant or browsing a collection of antiques. — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Spend a day out on the water with a boat and gear rentals for crabbing or clamming. — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 Tautog Like sheepshead, this Northeast and Mid-Atlantic wreck and reef dweller is highly adept at taking a piece of crab or clam off your hook before the tug even triggers your brain to swing. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clam
  1. dollar
  2. fish
  3. buck
  4. seal
  5. harvest
Noun
  • Fans who have paid hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars, for access have more options.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Billions of dollars later, no track has been laid, and completion of the project is still a distant dream.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dollar
Verb
  • Stella said he's been fishing on the lake for years, doing catch and release.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Shallow groundwater stores supported fruit orchards, alfalfa fields, livestock ranches and, at one point, a water park and dozens of manmade lakes where people could fish, sail and water ski.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fish
Noun
  • But if some — some oil’s getting through otherwise oil would be 150 bucks.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Dell 24 has a $100 discount during the Labor Day sale, bringing it in under a thousand bucks.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of buck
Verb
  • The Blue Devil defense stood strong on a potential game-tying two-point conversion and forced a turnover on downs on McEachern's final possession to seal the win.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On fourth-and-goal, Stevie Bracey tackled Luke McAuliffe at the 3 to seal it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of seal
Verb
  • The industrial space is chock-full of eight-foot bolts of rushes (the flexible lengths of plants woven into baskets), harvested just once annually in Somerset, and garlands using offcuts of the material lining the windows.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The result is that each adult animal’s hair can only be harvested once every two to three years.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of harvest

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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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