sticky clay
1Clay-shoveler fracture — Classification and external resources Clay shoveler s fracture is a stable fracture through the spinous process of a vertebra occurring at any of the lower cervical or upper thoracic vertebrae, classically at C6 or C7 [1]. In Australia in the… …
2sticky — adjective 1) sticky tape Syn: (self )adhesive, gummed, self stick; technical adherent 2) sticky clay Syn: glutinous, viscous, viscid, gluey, tacky, gummy, treacly, syrupy; muc …
3sticky — adjective 1) sticky tape Syn: adhesive, self adhesive, gummed 2) sticky clay Syn: tacky, gluey, gummy, treacly, glutinous; informal gooey 3) sticky weather …
4clay — O.E. clæg stiff, sticky earth; clay, from W.Gmc. *klaijaz (Cf. O.H.G. kliwa bran, Ger. Kleie, O.Fris. klai clay, O.S. klei, M.Du. clei, Dan. klæg; O.E. clæman, O.N. kleima, O.H.G. kleiman …
5clay´like´ — clay «klay», noun. 1. a sticky kind of earth that can be easily shaped when wet and hardens when it is dried or baked. Bricks and dishes are made from various kinds of clay. »Figurative. The pupil is but clay in the hands of his tutor. 2. earth;… …
6clay — [kleı] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: clAg] a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks etc →feet of clay at ↑foot1 (27) …
7clay — ► NOUN 1) a sticky impermeable earth that can be moulded when wet and baked to make bricks and pottery. 2) literary the substance of the human body. DERIVATIVES clayey adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to CLEAVE(Cf. ↑cleave) and CLIMB …
8sticky — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become, get ▪ get sth, make sth ADVERB ▪ extremely …
9clay — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ fine ▪ soft ▪ damp, sticky, wet ▪ china (esp. Br …
10Clay — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human body. 3 (in full clay pipe) a tobacco pipe made of clay. Phrases and idioms: clay pan Austral. a natural hollow in clay soil, retaining… …