Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 67

Classicality (n.) Alt. of Classicalness.

Classicalness (n.) 卓越;文雅;古典文學之學識 The quality of being classical.

Classically (adv.) 古典主義地;經典地;正統地;以古典方式 In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.

Classically (adv.) In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.

Classically (adv.) In the manner of Greek and Roman culture; "this exercise develops a classically shaped body".

Classicism (n.) 古典主義;古典風格;古典教育主義;古典派 A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. -- C. Kingsley.

Classicism (n.) A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" [syn: classicism, classicalism] [ant: Romantic Movement, Romanticism].

Classicist (n.) 古典主義者;古典派作家;古典學者 One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.

Classicist (n.) An artistic person who adheres to classicism [ant: romantic, romanticist].

Classicist (n.) A student of ancient Greek and Latin [syn: classicist, classical scholar].

Classifiable (a.) 可分類的 Capable of being classified.

Classifiable (a.) Capable of being classified [syn: classifiable, distinctive].

Classific (a.) Characterizing a class or classes; relating to classification.

Classification (n.) 分類;分級;【生】分類法 [U];類別系統;類別 [C] The act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities.

Artificial classification. (Science) See under Artifitial.

Classification (n.) The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment].

Classification (n.) A group of people or things arranged by class or category [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation].

Classification (n.) The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories [syn: classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting].

Classification (n.) Restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people [ant: declassification].

Classificatory (a.) 分類上的;類別的 Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. "A classificatory system." -- Earle.

Classificatory (a.) Relating to or involving classification:"classificatory criteria".

Classifier (n.) 分類器 One who classifies.

Classifier (n.) A person who creates classifications

Classifier (n.) A word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs.

Classified (imp. & pp.) of Classify.

Classified (a.) 分類的,類別的,被指定為機密的 Arranged into classes or categories; as, {unclassified}.

Syn: Categorized.

Classified (a.) Assigned to a class of documents withheld from general circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of {unclassified}.

Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential; restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret]

Classified (a.) Arranged into classes [ant: {unclassified}].

Classified (a.) Official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified" [ant: {unclassified}].

Classified (n.) A short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type [syn: {classified ad}, {classified advertisement}, {classified}].

Classifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Classify

Classify (v. t.) 將……分類;將……分等級; 將……歸入某類(或某等級) To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

Syn: To arrange; distribute; rank.

Classify (v.) Arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate].

Classify (v.) Declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" [ant: declassify].

Classify (v.) Assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn: relegate, classify].

Classify (v.) [ T ] (C1) 將…分類,將…歸類;把…分級 To divide things into groups according to their type.

// The books in the library are classified by/ according to subject.

// Biologists classify animals and plants into different groups.

Classes (n. pl. ) of Classis

Classis (n.) A class or order; sort; kind. [Obs.]

His opinion of that classis of men. -- Clarendon.

Classis (n.) (Eccl.) 【宗】(基督教某些改革教派的)長老監督會;地區教會委員會 An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.

Classmen (n. pl. ) of Classman.

Classman (n.) A member of a class; a classmate.

Classman (n.) 【英】(大學)優等升級生 A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an honor class, as opposed to a passman, who is not classified. [Oxford, Eng.]

Classmate (n.) 同班同學 [C] One who is in the same class with another, as at school or college.

Classmate (n.) An acquaintance that you go to school with [syn: schoolmate, classmate, schoolfellow, class fellow].

Clastic (a.) 【生】分裂的;可分解剖析的;【地】碎屑狀的 Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models).

Clastic (a.) (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok/ fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock.

Clastic (a.) Of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone).

Clastic (a.) Capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain".

Clathrate (a.) (Bot.) 格子狀的 Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. -- Gray.

Clathrate (a.) (Zool.) Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells.

Clathrate (a.) Having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows [syn: cancellate, cancellated, clathrate]

Clathrate (a.) Designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another.

Clathrate (a.) (Biology.) 格子狀的 Resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework.

Clathrate (n.) (Chemistry.) 晶籠化合物;格子狀 A substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound.

Clattered (imp. & p. p.) of Clatter.

Clattering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clatter.

Clatter (v. i.) 發出嘩啦(或噹啷)聲;哇啦哇啦地閒談 To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.

Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.

Clatter (v. t.) 使發出嘩啦(或噹啷)聲 To make a rattling noise with.

Clatter (n.) 嘩啦聲,噹啷聲;硬物撞擊聲 [U] [S];喧嘩聲;哇啦哇啦的談話聲 [U] A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds.

Clatter (n.) Commotion; disturbance.

Clatter (n.) Rapid, noisy talk; babble; chatter.

Clatterer (n.) 饒舌家;長舌者 One who clatters.

Clatteringly (adv.) With clattering.

Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape.

Claudent (a.) Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle.

Claudicant (a.) (Med.) Limping.

Claudicant (n.) (Med.) One who Limps.

Claudicte (v.) To  limp  as a result of  claudication.

Claudication (n.) 跛(足);跛行 A halting or limping.

Clause (n.) [C] (文件的)條款,款;【文】子句 A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.

Clause (n.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate.

Clause (n.) See Letters clause / close, under Letter.

Claustral (a.) 修道院的;幽閉於修道院中的;遁世的 Cloistral.

Claustra (n. pl. ) of Claustrum.

Claustrum (n.) 【解】(大腦的)屏狀核 A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man.

Clausular (n.) Consisting of, or having, clauses.

Clausure (n.) The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.

Clavate (a.) 棍棒狀的;一端膨大的 Alt. of Clavated

Clavated (a.) 棍棒狀的;一端膨大的 Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. [See Illust. of Antennae.]

Clave () imp. of Cleave.

Clavecin (n.) 一種有鍵樂器 The harpsichord.

Clavel (n.) See Clevis.

Clavellate (a.) See Clavate.

Clavellated (a.) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning.

Claver (n.) See Clover.

Claver (n.) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering.

Clavichord (n.) A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord.

Clavicle (n.) The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter /, and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone.

Clavicorn (a.) Having club-shaped antennae. See Antennae

Clavicorn (n.) One of the Clavicornes.

Clavicornes (n. pl.) A group of beetles having club-shaped antennae.

Clavicular (a.) Of or pertaining to the clavicle.

Clavier (n.) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.

Claviform (a.) Club-shaped; clavate.

Claviger (n.) One who carries the keys of any place.

Claviger (n.) One who carries a club; a club bearer.

Clavigerous (a.) Bearing a club or a key.

Claves (n. pl. ) of Clavis.

Clavises (n. pl. ) of Clavis.

Clavis (n.) A key; a glossary.

Clavus (n.) A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.

Clavies (n. pl. ) of Clavy.

Clavy (n.) A mantelpiece.

Claw (n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

Claw (n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.

Claw (n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.

Claw (n.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.

Clawed (imp. & p. p.) of Claw.

Clawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Claw.

Claw (n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.

Claw (n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.

Claw (n.) To rail at; to scold.

Claw (v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.

Clawback (n.) A flatterer or sycophant.

Clawback (a.) Flattering; sycophantic.

Clawback (v. t.) To flatter.

Clawed (a.) Furnished with claws.

Clawless (a.) Destitute of claws.

Claxon (n.) A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.

Syn: klaxon.

Claxon (v.) To sound loudly; -- of car horns.

Syn: honk, blare, beep, toot, klaxon.

Claxon (v.) To use the horn of a car.

Syn: honk.

Claxon (n.) A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: klaxon, claxon].

Claxon (v.) Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot].

Claxon (v.) Use the horn of a car [syn: honk, claxon].

Clay (n.) A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities.

Clay (n.) (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles.

I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6.

The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. -- Byron.

Bowlder clay. See under Bowlder.

Brick clay, The common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned.

Clay cold, Cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.

Clay ironstone, An ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.

Clay marl, A whitish, smooth, chalky clay.

Clay mill, A mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill.

Clay pit, A pit where clay is dug.

Clay slate (Min.), Argillaceous schist; argillite.

Fatty clays, Clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as halloysite, bole, etc.

Fire clay, A variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick.

Porcelain clay, A very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called kaolin.

Potter's clay, A tolerably pure kind, free from iron.

Clayed (imp. & p. p.) of Clay.

Claying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clay.

Clay (v. t.) To cover or manure with clay.

Clay (v. t.) To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar.

Clay (n.) A very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.

Clay (n.) Water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay].

Clay (n.) United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay].

Clay (n.) United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser].

Clay (n.) The dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains].

Clay, () This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isa. 57:20; Jer. 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14; Jer. 18:1-6; Rom. 9:21). Clay was used for sealing (Job 38:14; Jer. 32:14). Our Lord's tomb may have been thus sealed (Matt. 27:66). The practice of sealing doors with clay is still common in the East. Clay was also in primitive times used for mortar (Gen. 11:3). The "clay ground" in which the large vessels of the temple were cast (1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17) was a compact loam fitted for the purpose. The expression literally rendered is, "in the thickness of the ground,", meaning, "in stiff ground" or in clay.

Clay -- U.S. County in Kentucky

Population (2000): 24556

Housing Units (2000): 9439

Land area (2000): 471.009801 sq. miles (1219.909733 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.069320 sq. miles (0.179538 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 471.079121 sq. miles (1220.089271 sq. km)

Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21

Location: 37.180607 N, 83.740232 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, KY

Clay County

Clay County, KY

Clay -- U.S. County in Iowa

Population (2000): 17372

Housing Units (2000): 7828

Land area (2000): 568.887016 sq. miles (1473.410544 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 3.627150 sq. miles (9.394276 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 572.514166 sq. miles (1482.804820 sq. km)

Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19

Location: 43.103200 N, 95.156090 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, IA

Clay County

Clay County, IA

Clay -- U.S. County in Illinois

Population (2000): 14560

Housing Units (2000): 6394

Land area (2000): 469.248887 sq. miles (1215.348986 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.589007 sq. miles (1.525520 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 469.837894 sq. miles (1216.874506 sq. km)

Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17

Location: 38.737029 N, 88.470910 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, IL

Clay County

Clay County, IL

Clay -- U.S. County in Alabama

Population (2000): 14254

Housing Units (2000): 6612

Land area (2000): 605.073966 sq. miles (1567.134311 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.927817 sq. miles (2.403035 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 606.001783 sq. miles (1569.537346 sq. km)

Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01

Location: 33.265810 N, 85.842858 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, AL

Clay County

Clay County, AL

Clay -- U.S. County in Kansas

Population (2000): 8822

Housing Units (2000): 4084

Land area (2000): 643.841746 sq. miles (1667.542397 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 11.599568 sq. miles (30.042743 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 655.441314 sq. miles (1697.585140 sq. km)

Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20

Location: 39.357193 N, 97.146911 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, KS
Clay County

Clay County, KS

Clay -- U.S. County in Indiana

Population (2000): 26556

Housing Units (2000): 11097

Land area (2000): 357.617036 sq. miles (926.223832 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 2.775799 sq. miles (7.189285 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 360.392835 sq. miles (933.413117 sq. km)

Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18

Location: 39.439101 N, 87.119952 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, IN

Clay County

Clay County, IN

Clay -- U.S. County in Minnesota

Population (2000): 51229

Housing Units (2000): 19746

Land area (2000): 1045.243534 sq. miles (2707.168209 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 7.494147 sq. miles (19.409751 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 1052.737681 sq. miles (2726.577960 sq. km)

Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27

Location: 46.869254 N, 96.568459 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, MN

Clay County

Clay County, MN

Clay -- U.S. County in Mississippi

Population (2000): 21979

Housing Units (2000): 8810

Land area (2000): 408.559856 sq. miles (1058.165124 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 7.460400 sq. miles (19.322346 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 416.020256 sq. miles (1077.487470 sq. km)

Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28

Location: 33.629550 N, 88.722699 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, MS

Clay County

Clay County, MS

Clay -- U.S. County in Missouri

Population (2000): 184006

Housing Units (2000): 76230

Land area (2000): 396.348219 sq. miles (1026.537131 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 12.515353 sq. miles (32.414613 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 408.863572 sq. miles (1058.951744 sq. km)

Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29

Location: 39.253674 N, 94.474033 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, MO

Clay County

Clay County, MO

Clay -- U.S. County in Nebraska

Population (2000): 7039

Housing Units (2000): 3066

Land area (2000): 573.032951 sq. miles (1484.148466 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.492458 sq. miles (1.275460 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 573.525409 sq. miles (1485.423926 sq. km)

Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31

Location: 40.521099 N, 98.042256 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, NE

Clay County

Clay County, NE

Clay -- U.S. County in North Carolina

Population (2000): 8775

Housing Units (2000): 5425

Land area (2000): 214.702322 sq. miles (556.076438 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 5.894883 sq. miles (15.267676 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 220.597205 sq. miles (571.344114 sq. km)

Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37

Location: 35.040811 N, 83.790932 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, NC

Clay County

Clay County, NC

Clay -- U.S. County in Tennessee

Population (2000): 7976

Housing Units (2000): 3959

Land area (2000): 236.109850 sq. miles (611.521677 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 23.143592 sq. miles (59.941625 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 259.253442 sq. miles (671.463302 sq. km)

Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47

Location: 36.564515 N, 85.548616 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, TN

Clay County

Clay County, TN

Clay -- U.S. County in Texas

Population (2000): 11006

Housing Units (2000): 4992

Land area (2000): 1097.817446 sq. miles (2843.334012 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 18.357402 sq. miles (47.545451 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 1116.174848 sq. miles (2890.879463 sq. km)

Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48

Location: 33.774574 N, 98.191211 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, TX

Clay County

Clay County, TX
Clay -- U.S. County in South Dakota

Population (2000): 13537

Housing Units (2000): 5438

Land area (2000): 411.600555 sq. miles (1066.040497 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 5.099059 sq. miles (13.206502 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 416.699614 sq. miles (1079.246999 sq. km)

Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46

Location: 42.888221 N, 96.977391 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, SD

Clay County

Clay County, SD

Clay -- U.S. County in West Virginia

Population (2000): 10330

Housing Units (2000): 4836

Land area (2000): 342.398884 sq. miles (886.809002 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 1.421455 sq. miles (3.681552 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 343.820339 sq. miles (890.490554 sq. km)

Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54

Location: 38.459274 N, 81.079453 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, WV

Clay County

Clay County, WV

Clay -- U.S. County in Florida

Population (2000): 140814

Housing Units (2000): 53748

Land area (2000): 601.107492 sq. miles (1556.861192 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 42.586405 sq. miles (110.298278 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 643.693897 sq. miles (1667.159470 sq. km)

Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12

Location: 30.000401 N, 81.823736 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, FL

Clay County

Clay County, FL

Clay -- U.S. County in Arkansas

Population (2000): 17609

Housing Units (2000): 8498

Land area (2000): 639.298028 sq. miles (1655.774222 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 2.117764 sq. miles (5.484984 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 641.415792 sq. miles (1661.259206 sq. km)

Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05

Location: 36.364388 N, 90.400570 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, AR

Clay County

Clay County, AR

Clay -- U.S. County in Georgia

Population (2000): 3357

Housing Units (2000): 1925

Land area (2000): 195.208226 sq. miles (505.586964 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 21.786309 sq. miles (56.426278 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 216.994535 sq. miles (562.013242 sq. km)

Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13

Location: 31.621252 N, 84.992877 W

Headwords:

Clay

Clay, GA

Clay County

Clay County, GA

Clay, AL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alabama

Population (2000): 4947

Housing Units (2000): 1683

Land area (2000): 10.311680 sq. miles (26.707128 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.033070 sq. miles (0.085652 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 10.344750 sq. miles (26.792780 sq. km)

FIPS code: 15256

Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01

Location: 33.700037 N, 86.623032 W

ZIP Codes (1990):   

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Clay, AL

Clay

Clay, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky

Population (2000): 1179

Housing Units (2000): 541

Land area (2000): 0.906318 sq. miles (2.347352 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.906318 sq. miles (2.347352 sq. km)

FIPS code: 15202

Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21

Location: 37.477969 N, 87.820922 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 42404

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Clay, KY

Clay

Clay, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia

Population (2000): 593

Housing Units (2000): 316

Land area (2000): 0.573064 sq. miles (1.484230 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.060451 sq. miles (0.156568 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.633515 sq. miles (1.640798 sq. km)

FIPS code: 15676

Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54

Location: 38.462855 N, 81.080024 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 25043

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Clay, WV

Clay

Clay-brained (a.) Stupid. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Clayes (n. pl.) (Fort.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments. [Obs.]
Clayey (a.) Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.

Clayey (a.) Resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: argillaceous, clayey] [ant: arenaceous, sandlike, sandy].

Clayey (a.) (Used of soil) Compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: clayey, cloggy, heavy].

Clayish (a.) Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.

Claymore (n.) A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.

Claymore (n.) A large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders.

Claymore (n.) An antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy [syn: claymore mine, claymore].

Claytonia (n.) (Bot.) An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty.

Claytonia (n.) Genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white

or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes [syn: Claytonia, genus Claytonia].

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