a lump of clay
1Lump — (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2Lump coal — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… …
3Lump sum — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… …
4Clay (short story) — Clay Author James Joyce Country  Ireland Language English …
5lump — 01. The soup had [lumps] of bread floating around in it. 02. The doctor found a [lump] in her breast, but fortunately it was not cancer. 03. The [lump] was removed from his neck, and sent to the lab to be tested. 04. Jane took a big [lump] of… …
6lump — [[t]lʌ̱mp[/t]] lumps, lumping, lumped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A lump of something is a solid piece of it. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. ...a lump of wood... They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.… …
7lump — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, giant, great (esp. BrE), huge, large ▪ a huge lump of cheese ▪ hard, heavy …
8clay — [[t]kle͟ɪ[/t]] clays 1) N MASS: oft N n Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks. ...the heavy clay soils of Cambridgeshire... As the wheel turned …
9clay — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ fine ▪ soft ▪ damp, sticky, wet ▪ china (esp. Br …
10Clay Island Light — Location Clay Island at the confluence of Fishing Bay and the Nanticoke River Coordinates 38°14′02″N 75°58′12″W / …