a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum

used for making bricks, pottery, etc.

earth; mud.

earth, esp. regarded as the material from which the human body was formed.

the human body, esp. as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh.

human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.

The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us.

to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay.

to filter through clay.

noun

adobe , argil , argillaceous earth , bole , brick , china material , clunch , earth , kaolin , loam , loess , marl , mud , porcelain material , pottery , slip , terra cotta , till , wacke , ali , ceramic , cob , fuller\'s earth , hole , ochre , paste , porcelain , pug , rabat , sienna , silt , terra alba , tiles , umber