English dictionary
clay
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the dead body of a human being
noun
- a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
noun
- water soaked soil; soft wet earth
Example sentences
the cadaver was intended for dissection
the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay