clam - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for clam ?

Here are the synonyms for clam , a list of similar words for clam from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

Synonyms

• clam

More generic

• bivalve
• lamellibranch
• pelecypod

More specific

• Mercenaria mercenaria
• Mya arenaria
• Tridacna gigas
• Venus mercenaria
• geoduck
• giant clam
• hard clam
• hard-shell clam
• jackknife clam
• knife-handle
• long-neck clam
• quahaug
• quahog
• razor clam
• round clam
• shipworm
• soft-shell clam
• steamer
• steamer clam
• teredinid

Related

• clam

Noun

flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

Synonyms

• clam

More generic

• shellfish

More specific

• hard-shell clam
• long-neck clam
• quahaug
• quahog
• round clam
• soft-shell clam
• steamer
• steamer clam

Related

• clam

Noun

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

Synonyms

• buck
• clam
• dollar
• dollar bill
• one dollar bill

More generic

• Federal Reserve note
• bank bill
• bank note
• banker's bill
• banknote
• bill
• government note
• greenback
• note

Verb

gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

Synonyms

• clam

More generic

• collect
• garner
• gather
• pull together

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