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— English words —

• clamshell n. The shell of a clam.
• clamshell n. Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge…
• clamshell n. (Often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
• clamshell v. (Manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
• clamshell v. To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).
• clamshell v. To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
• clamshell v. (Transitive, intransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
• clam-shell n. Alternative form of clamshell.

— English words, defined in French —

• clamshell n. (Conchyliologie) Coquille d’une palourde.
• clamshell n. (Par analogie) Tout objet qui, par sa ressemblance (littérale ou figurative) avec la coquille d’une…
• clamshell n. (Par analogie) Tout objet ayant une quelconque ressemblance avec l’une ou les deux moitiés de la coquille…
• clamshell adj. Qui possède une charnière dont les deux côtés se ferment ensemble.

66 English words from 8 English definitions

Alternative and Any as␣a␣result as␣a␣result␣of as␣to attributive avoid blocking both bucket by␣means␣of channel clam clamshell close close␣by closes compress debris deform die dig dig␣out dredging edge either extrusion figurative flatten form halves has hinge hinge␣on intransitive literal Manufacturing means object of␣a Often one open opens other out pressure resemblance resembling result shape shell similar so␣as so␣as␣to some that the the␣way to␣the Transitive underwater uneven way with

9 English words from 4 foreign definitions

coquille dont ensemble ferment figurative les objet par Tout

18 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

analogie avec ayant charnière Conchyliologie côtés de␣la deux les␣deux littérale l’une moitiés palourde possède quelconque qui ressemblance une

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

clamshells clamshelled clamshelling clamshell␣phone clamshell␣phones

36 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AMS 'ams A.M.s CLA clam CLAM clams CLAMs ell Ell ELL 'e'll Hel he'l hell Hell he'll lam Lam LAM Lam. lams Lams LAMs MSH she She SHE s/he she- (s)he Shel she'l shell Shell she'll

16 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alc ALC ehs EHS EH&S HSM leh Leh Lehs mal Mal mal- Mal. Malc sma SMA

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

clamshells

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

shell-lac

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