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clamshell

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The shell of a clam.
  2. noun Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam. In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with takeout food. A hinged case for a video tape, cassette tape, or video game cartridge. A person's mouth.
    Shut your clamshell!
  3. noun A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
  4. noun In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with takeout food.
  5. noun A hinged case for a video tape, cassette tape, or video game cartridge.
  6. noun A person's mouth.
    Shut your clamshell!
  7. noun Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam. An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
  8. noun An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.

Similar words

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Word family

clamshells

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