Clay
A surname originating as an occupationA surname originating as an occupation.
» The heat of the sun hardens clay.
Die Hitze der Sonne härtet den Ton. — mayabe
Die Hitze der Sonne härtet den Lehm aus. — mayabe
Солнечное тепло делает глину твёрдой. — odexed
Солнечное тепло затвердевает глину. — carlosalberto
Від сонячного тепла глина твердішає. — aandrusiak
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13 senses(countable, uncountable)A surname originating as an occupation.
(countable, uncountable)A male given name transferred from the surname.
(countable, uncountable)A diminutive of the male given name Clayton.
A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
(countable, uncountable)A home rule city in Webster County, Kentucky, named after Henry Clay.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Adair County, Missouri.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Onondaga County, New York, named after Henry Clay.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
(countable, uncountable)A town, the county seat of Clay County, West Virginia.
(countable, uncountable)A ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Examples
71 sentencesThe heat of the sun hardens clay.
Від сонячного тепла глина твердішає. — aandrusiak
ruСолнечное тепло делает глину твёрдой. — odexed
deDie Hitze der Sonne härtet den Ton. — mayabe
We made statues out of clay.
deWir machten Statuen aus Ton. — andrej
He made a little statue out of soft clay.
Він зробив невелику статую із глини. — deniko
He formed the clay into a bowl.
ruОн сделал чашу из глины. — furioness
deEr formte den Ton zu einer Kugel. — al_ex_an_der
He formed the clay into a ball.
ruОн сделал шар из глины. — Hayabusa
Origin
From a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from OlFrom a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”).
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