clay (kl?)n.1. a. A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.b. A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling.2. Geology A sedimentary material with grains smaller than 0.002 millimeter in diameter.3. Moist sticky earth; mud.4. The human body as opposed to the spirit.[Middle English clei, from Old English clæg.]clay?ey (kl???), clay?ish adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.clay (kle?) n1. (Geological Science) a very fine-grained material that consists of hydrated aluminium silicate, quartz, and organic fragments and occurs as sedimentary rocks, soils, and other deposits. It becomes plastic when moist but hardens on heating and is used in the manufacture of bricks, cement, ceramics, etc. 2. earth or mud in general3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) poetic the material of the human bodyvb (tr) to cover or mix with clay[Old English cl?g; related to Old High German kl?a, Norwegian kli, Latin gl?s glue, Greek gloios sticky oil] ?clayey, ?clayish, ?clay?like adjClay (kle?) n1. (Biography) Cassius. See Muhammad Ali2. (Biography) Henry. 1777?1852, US statesman and orator; secretary of state (1825?29)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014clay (kle?) n. 1. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc. 2. earth; mud. 3. earth regarded as the material from which the human body was formed. 4. the human body, esp. as distinguished from the spirit or soul. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English cl?g, c. Old Frisian kl?y, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German klei] clay?ish, clay?like`, adj. Clay (kle?) n. 1. Cassius Marcellus, 1810?1903, U.S. antislavery leader. 2. Cassius Marcellus, Jr., original name of Muhammad Ali. 3. Henry, 1777?1852, U.S. statesman and orator. 4. Lucius (DuBignon), 1897?1978, U.S. general. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.clay (kl?) A stiff, sticky, earthy material that is soft and flexible when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. It is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.clayPast participle: clayedGerund: clayingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeclayclayPresentI clayyou clayhe/she/it clayswe clayyou claythey clayPreteriteI clayedyou clayedhe/she/it clayedwe clayedyou clayedthey clayedPresent ContinuousI am clayingyou are clayinghe/she/it is clayingwe are clayingyou are clayingthey are clayingPresent PerfectI have clayedyou have clayedhe/she/it has clayedwe have clayedyou have clayedthey have clayedPast ContinuousI was clayingyou were clayinghe/she/it was clayingwe were clayingyou were clayingthey were clayingPast PerfectI had clayedyou had clayedhe/she/it had clayedwe had clayedyou had clayedthey had clayedFutureI will clayyou will clayhe/she/it will claywe will clayyou will claythey will clayFuture PerfectI will have clayedyou will have clayedhe/she/it will have clayedwe will have clayedyou will have clayedthey will have clayedFuture ContinuousI will be clayingyou will be clayinghe/she/it will be clayingwe will be clayingyou will be clayingthey will be clayingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been clayingyou have been clayinghe/she/it has been clayingwe have been clayingyou have been clayingthey have been clayingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been clayingyou will have been clayinghe/she/it will have been clayingwe will have been clayingyou will have been clayingthey will have been clayingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been clayingyou had been clayinghe/she/it had been clayingwe had been clayingyou had been clayingthey had been clayingConditionalI would clayyou would clayhe/she/it would claywe would clayyou would claythey would clayPast ConditionalI would have clayedyou would have clayedhe/she/it would have clayedwe would have clayedyou would have clayedthey would have clayedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011clay1. The potter?s basic material, found just below the topsoil, formed by decomposition of rock: kaolin or china clay, a pure white, coarse clay; ball clay, a highly plastic, fine pure clay; fireclay, a dark rough clay, able to stand high temperatures, but not plastic; buff or stoneware, a smooth plastic clay hardening at high temperatures.2. Sheet-like silicates held together by water. Clays tend to be plastic when wet and hard or powdery when dry.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited