clay
noun
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
claylike
-
a word derived from
clay.
Example Sentences
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Four fresh graves hewn from claylike soil in a historic cemetery where the newly dead are crowding out the old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Workshops in conjunction with Self-Help Graphics & Art will have visitors smushing claylike minerals to create outdoor sculptures that will disintegrate into — and ideally heal — toxic soil.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
Within minutes, the path was made of mud — rich, claylike mud that was two feet deep in some patches.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
Production requires no electricity because the claylike filters are made at room temperature.
From Scientific American ● May 7, 2013
He picked up a chunk of grayish, claylike dirt and crumbled it into my hand.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
