clams is a form of:
Clam
noun
- 1.
- (a shellfish with a hinged shell, to for clams. -clam up refuse to talk) លាសសមុទ្រ
verb — past tense: clammed ; past participle: clammed ; present participle: clamming ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) រកលាស
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- 2.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- 3.
- A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
verb — past tense: clammed ; past participle: clammed ; present participle: clamming ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) Strong pinchers or forceps.
- 1.
- Claminess, moisture