Synonyms of clams

clams 1 of 2

noun

plural of clam

as in dollars

a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents

it must take a whole lot of clams to buy a car like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dollars
• bucks
• ones
• smackers
• bones
• greenbacks
• dead presidents

clams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clam

as in fishes

Related Words

• fishes
• shrimps
• seals
• harvests
• whales
• picks
• accumulates
• reaps
• gathers
• forages
• garners
• traps
• crops
• bags
• nets
• hunts
• captures
• snares
• grows
• mows
• gleans
• cuts
• hays
• raises

Dissimilar Words

• plants
• seeds
• sows

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clams

Noun

Unlike the traditional baked dish of littlenecks stuffed with bacon and breadcrumbs, Jimmy’s version comes as a bowl of thumbnail-sized Manila clams tossed with guanciale, compound butter and breadcrumbs. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

If clams aren’t for you, the noodles also come in flavors like gochujang butter, soy sauce butter, truffle bulgogi, and black pepper tteokbokki. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

To avoid getting Vibrio vulnificus, the health department suggests avoiding raw oysters or other raw shellfish and cooking shellfish like oysters, clams, mussels thoroughly before ingesting them. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Finally, shellfish like clams and mussels are affected by leukemia-like cancers that transmit through seawater. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

For more than two decades, the duo hauled in more than 4 pounds of clams each morning from the lagoon in the Po River Delta — upending the notion that women were unsuited for such a rigorous job. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Native to waters stretching from Russia's Sakhalin Islands through Japan and southern China, Manila clams have spread around the world through both accidental and intentional introductions. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026

They soon combined forces, confirming that Manila clams were definitely beginning to thrive in the area. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 July 2026

Layer potatoes, corn, sausage, cherry tomatoes, peppadew peppers and clams. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026