Clay :  (noun)
1: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud]
3: United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay]
4: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: ... ( more )

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