clam
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
Types & categories
- bivalve hypernym
- Mya arenaria hyponym
- hard clam hyponym
- geoduck hyponym
- razor clam hyponym
- giant clam hyponym
- shipworm hyponym
Parts & wholes
- clam part meronym
Related & opposite
- clam derivation
Sense 2 verb
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
Types & categories
- gather hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Types & categories
- government note hypernym
Related & opposite
- United States domain region
Sense 4 noun
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
Types & categories
- shellfish hypernym
- quahog hyponym
- soft-shell clam hyponym
Parts & wholes
- clam part holonym
Related & opposite
- clam derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clam |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | clam |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bivalve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mya arenaria |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hard clam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | geoduck |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | razor clam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | giant clam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shipworm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clam |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clam |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | gather |
| 3 | domain region | Related & opposite | United States |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | government note |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | clam |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | clam |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shellfish |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | quahog |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft-shell clam |