Meaning of "clam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLAM

From earlier clamshell, that is, shell that clamps; related to Old English clamm fetter, Old High German klamma constriction.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLAM

clam  [klæm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAM

Clam is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clam in English.

WHAT DOES CLAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clam

The term clam generally refers to those bivalve molluscs that live buried in sand or silt, many of which are edible. Clams, like most molluscs, also have open circulatory systems, which means that their organs are surrounded by watery blood that contains nutrients and oxygen. They feed on plankton by filter feeding. Clams filter feed by drawing in water containing food using an incurrent siphon. The food is then filtered out of the water by the gills and swept toward the mouth on a layer of mucus. The water is then expelled from the animal by an ex-current siphon.

Definition of clam in the English dictionary

The first definition of clam in the dictionary is any of various burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya, Venus, etc. Many species, such as the quahog and soft-shell clam, are edible and Tridacna gigas is the largest known bivalve, nearly 1.5 metres long. Other definition of clam is the edible flesh of such a mollusc. Clam is also a reticent person.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAM

PRESENT

Present

I clam

you clam

he/she/it clams

we clam

you clam

they clam

Present continuous

I am clamming

you are clamming

he/she/it is clamming

we are clamming

you are clamming

they are clamming

Present perfect

I have clammed

you have clammed

he/she/it has clammed

we have clammed

you have clammed

they have clammed

Present perfect continuous

I have been clamming

you have been clamming

he/she/it has been clamming

we have been clamming

you have been clamming

they have been clamming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I clammed

you clammed

he/she/it clammed

we clammed

you clammed

they clammed

Past continuous

I was clamming

you were clamming

he/she/it was clamming

we were clamming

you were clamming

they were clamming

Past perfect

I had clammed

you had clammed

he/she/it had clammed

we had clammed

you had clammed

they had clammed

Past perfect continuous

I had been clamming

you had been clamming

he/she/it had been clamming

we had been clamming

you had been clamming

they had been clamming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will clam

you will clam

he/she/it will clam

we will clam

you will clam

they will clam

Future continuous

I will be clamming

you will be clamming

he/she/it will be clamming

we will be clamming

you will be clamming

they will be clamming

Future perfect

I will have clammed

you will have clammed

he/she/it will have clammed

we will have clammed

you will have clammed

they will have clammed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been clamming

you will have been clamming

he/she/it will have been clamming

we will have been clamming

you will have been clamming

they will have been clamming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would clam

you would clam

he/she/it would clam

we would clam

you would clam

they would clam

Conditional continuous

I would be clamming

you would be clamming

he/she/it would be clamming

we would be clamming

you would be clamming

they would be clamming

Conditional perfect

I would have clam

you would have clam

he/she/it would have clam

we would have clam

you would have clam

they would have clam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been clamming

you would have been clamming

he/she/it would have been clamming

we would have been clamming

you would have been clamming

they would have been clamming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you clam
we let´s clam
you clam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to clam

Past participle

clammed

Present Participle

clamming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CLAM

Find out the translation of clam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 蛤蜊
• Translator English - Spanish: almeja
• English: clam
• Translator English - Hindi: क्लैम
• Translator English - Arabic: البطلينوس
• Translator English - Russian: моллюск
• Translator English - Portuguese: molusco
• Translator English - Bengali: সাড়াশিজাতীয় যন্ত্র দ্বারা বান্ধা
• Translator English - French: palourde
• Translator English - Malay: Kerang
• Translator English - German: Venusmuschel
• Translator English - Japanese: 二枚貝
• Translator English - Korean: 조개
• Translator English - Javanese: Clam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nghêu
• Translator English - Tamil: மட்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: कळपा
• Translator English - Turkish: deniz tarağı
• Translator English - Italian: vongola
• Translator English - Polish: małż
• Translator English - Ukrainian: молюск
• Translator English - Romanian: scoica
• Translator English - Greek: αχιβάδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: clam
• Translator English - Swedish: mussla
• Translator English - Norwegian: musling

10 QUOTES WITH «CLAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clam.

1

Don Bluth

Once you work with a studio on a film, the studio is sort of like this enormous clam that just opens, takes everything and then closes, and no one enters again. They own it all.

2

Bradley Chicho

Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.

3

Jarvis Cocker

Every woman I've had a relationship with has found this maddening; the fact that I will talk about anything on the stage, and reveal all this stuff, and yet when I'm at home, I clam up and won't discuss anything intimate or personal.

4

Todd English

My favorite thing is Spaghetti with white clam sauce anywhere on the Amalfi Coast or the Tuscan Coast.

5

Sprague Grayden

I'm from Manchester, Mass., so it was lobster, lobster and more lobster! Also, lots of fish that we caught in the summers, clam chowder and roast beef sandwiches. But my mom was pretty healthy; we had a lot of chicken and broccoli and rice as well.

6

Jim Himes

I make a wicked clam chowdah, and linguine with clam sauce. Oysters I like to eat raw, and mussels in either a white wine sauce or in beer with paprika.

7

Ram Kapoor

When I am really angry, I clam up, go cold.

8

Jacques Pepin

You can't escape the taste of the food you had as a child. In times of stress, what do you dream about? Your mother's clam chowder. It's security, comfort. It brings you home.

9

Russell Peters

I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't laugh at yourself.

10

Seth Shostak

There's no doubt that the Moon is more than a handy night light and a hair restorer for werewolves. It's responsible for the substantial amplitude of earthly ocean tides. These are of obvious influence if you're a geoduck, a type of clam that people dig up at low tide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAM»

Discover the use of clam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Sam the Clam

"Sam The Clam" is an adventure-filled story of a young clam who gets lost after being swept away from his home by a powerful storm.

‎2010

Clam-I-Am!: All about the Beach

Explores life along the seashore with the Fish and the Cat in the Hat, along with coastal creatures such as hermit crabs, seagulls, and jellyfish.

Tish Rabe, Aristides Ruiz, Joseph Mathieu, 2005

Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture on Canada's West Coast

The clam gardens whose existence she reveals here might also be unique in the world. "Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture on Canada's West Coast" is Number 15 in the Transmontanus series of books edited by Terry Glavin.

Judith Williams, 2006

Biology of the Hard Clam

Containing a compendium of literature on the hard clam, comprehensive chapters on various aspects of its biology as well as summaries of knowledge including the gray literature on this economically important species, this volume represents ...

John Norman Kraeuter, Michael Castagna, 2001

Eaten by a Giant Clam: Great Adventures in Natural Science

Each story surveys the life, career and passions of the scientist, and their most striking adventures. This fascinating book ranges in content from the humorous to the tragic, from the virtually unbelievable to the inspirational.

Joseph Cummins, 2010

Clam Chowder: The Server's Field Manual

The Server's Field Manual. TV Serter's fiel your tables are at the same stage and now you're under the gun to play catch up, so the second table isn't waiting too long for the game to begin. Think of it as juggling. When one table is up, another  ...

‎2003

The RAM and the Clam

Through simple text and illustrations, teaches young readers words that rhyme with "ram," including "clam," "ham," and "jam," and replaces specific words with pictures.

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann, 2005

Story Of A Clam: Visionary Fiction

Story of a Clam is a special, magical tale of an egotistical clam who thinks he and his community are the center of the universe.

Sir John Templeton, Rebekah Dunlap, 2001

Little Clam

After repeated warnings from his friends at the edge of the sea, a little clam digs in with his strong foot and succeeds in escaping the dangerous predators who want to eat him.

‎1998

The Rural Context of Giant Clam Mariculture in Solomon ...

Few detailed data are available on the traditional utilization, management and cultivation of tridacnid clam stocks in the Pacific Islands. This reflects a more general lack of data for the region on the traditional utilization of molluscs for food and ...

Edvard Hviding, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clam is used in the context of the following news items.

Taste tradition with Crisfield's Crab and Clam Bake

Need something this summer to electrify those tastebuds? Then look no further than Crisfield as they put on their 39th Annual J. Millard Tawes ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»

Recipe: Leek, spinach, potato & clam soup with lemon & saffron cream

Recipe: Leek, spinach, potato & clam soup with lemon & saffron cream. RAY MCVINNIE. Last updated 04:55, July 8 2015. This is a bit like a hot vichyssoise with ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

They Stole Our Soup! The Native Origins of 'New England' Clam …

Better known as New England Clam Chowder, this tasty fusion has a history as long as a Cape Cod beach. Quahogs, a large, hard-shelled ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»

Clam Chowder, Corn, Lobster: Fourth of July Summer Classics Are …

New England Clam Chowder would have been better named Indigenous Chowder, according to Lorén Spears, Narragansett, executive ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»

Rockaway Gets More Boardwalk and Clam Boils, Just in Time for the …

I'm proud to be an American, because the Parks Department just opened another stretch of Rockaway boardwalk, from Beach 97th Street to ... «Bedford + Bowery, Jul 15»

Shellfish Commission hosts Clam Clinic

The Town of Fairfield's Shellfish Commission recently hosted its 2nd annual Clam Clinic at Sacco Beach. Free to residents, rakes supplied and ... «Minuteman News Center, Jul 15»

Clam shell Android gaming device from GPD called the GPD XD

GPD is coming with a clam shell style Android gaming device with full hardware buttons reminiscent of the Nintendo 3DS xl console. Judging ... «DroidGamers, Jul 15»

Nova Scotia clam diggers, Ecology Action Centre to market shellfish

"We got the best meaty clams, we got the best tasting clams and the best clams in the world," said Weir, a fourth-generation clam digger. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

37 New England clam shacks to get your fix

Few food destinations are more synonymous with the New England coastline than the clam shack. Score your clams at one of these 37 New ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»

Randazzo's Clam Bar: A peek inside the soon-to-open Staten Island …

"Clam opener wanted. Kitchen help only. Dishwasher and porter wanted," read one of two signs pushed into an of the archways on the facade. «SILive.com, Jul 15»