Collocations for "clay"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "clay" in context.
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clay
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [red, terracotta, stoneware, polymer, air-dry] clay
- [wet, dry, dried, cracked] clay
- a [ball, lump] of (wet) clay
- [bricks, pots, vases] made of clay
- [is made, consists] of clay
- is made out of clay
- Clay is used to make [bricks].
- use clay to [mold, shape, build, make, create]
- bake the clay in [the sun, an oven, the kiln]
- [wedge, mix, prepare, throw, sculpt] the clay
- put the clay on the [wheel, table]
- allow the clay to dry
- clay and [sand, grass, silt]
- a [deposit, riverbed] of clay
- a [hero, giant, beloved leader] with feet of clay
- UK: are of a different clay from [the rest, most] of us
- clay [deposits, minerals]
- go clay-pigeon shooting
- a clay [ashtray, ornament, statue, model, figure, pot]
- tennis: is the clay-court champion
'clay' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):