RAZOR CLAM

Meaning of RAZOR CLAM in English

any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, esp. of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell. Also called jackknife clam .

[ 1880-85, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAZOR CLAM — noun Date: circa 1882 any of a family (Solenidae) of marine lamellibranch mollusks having a long narrow thin shell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAZOR CLAM — Any of several species of marine clams (family Solenidae) common in intertidal sands and muds, particularly of temperate seas. Razor …
Английский словарь Британика
RAZOR CLAM — noun : any of numerous marine bivalve mollusks (family Solenidae) having a long narrow curved thin shell
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAZOR CLAM — type of mollusc (also known as jackknife clam)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RAZOR CLAM — Date: circa 1882 : any of a family (Solenidae) of marine lamellibranch mollusks having a long narrow thin shell
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAZOR CLAM — Function: noun Date: circa 1882 : any of a family (Solenidae) of marine lamellibranch mollusks having a long narrow thin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RAZOR CLAM — ■ noun North American term for razor shell .
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAZOR CLAM — [razor clam] n (1882): any of a family (Solenidae) of marine bivalve mollusks having a long narrow thin shell
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAZOR CLAM — any of the species of marine bivalve mollusks of the family Solenidae. In England the species of the genera Ensis …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAZOR CLAM — ➡ razor shell
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR CLAM — Any of several species of marine clams (family Solenidae) common in intertidal sands and muds, particularly of temperate seas. Razor …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAZOR CLAM — морской черенок (Ensis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
RAZOR CLAM — морской черенок ( Ensis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
RAZOR — rasuore, rasette. ~ BLADE: lámine rasatori, lamette
English interlingue dictionary
RAZOR — barbas;labaha
English-Visayan vocabulary
RAZOR — noun see: rase Date: 14th century a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLAM — I In general, any bivalve mollusk . True clams, in the strict sense, have equal shells, closed by two opposing …
Английский словарь Британика
RAZOR — I. ˈrāzə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rasour, from Old French raseor, from raser to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAM
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAZOR — (v. t.) A tusk of a wild boar.
Английский словарь Webster
RAZOR — (v. t.) A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head.
Английский словарь Webster
CLAM — (v. t.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the …
Английский словарь Webster
RAZOR — ( v. t. ) A tusk of a wild boar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — ( v. t. ) A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAM — ( v. t. ) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — — razorless , adj. /ray"zeuhr/ , n. 1. a sharp-edged instrument used esp. for shaving the face or trimming the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAM — clam 1 — clamlike , adj. — clammer , n. /klam/ , n. , v. , clammed, clamming . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAM
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAZOR — vt a tusk of a wild boar. 2. razor ·vt a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the …
Webster English vocab
CLAM — noun claminess; moisture. 2. clam ·vt strong pinchers or forceps. 3. clam ·vt a kind of vise, usually of wood. …
Webster English vocab
CLAM — [clam] n [ME, fr. OE clamm bond, fetter; akin to OHG klamma constriction, L glomus ball] (bef. 12c): clamp, clasp …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAZOR — keen-edged cutting implement for shaving or cutting hair. Prehistoric cave drawings show that clam shells, shark's teeth, and sharpened flints …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLAM — in general, any member of the invertebrate class Bivalviamollusks with a bivalved shell (i.e., one with two separate sections). More …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAZOR — razor BrE AmE ˈreɪz ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ razor|ed d ▷ razoring ˈreɪz ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAZOR — / ˈreɪzə(r); NAmE / noun an instrument that is used for shaving : an electric razor a cut-throat / safety …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAM — / klæm; NAmE / ■ noun a shellfish that can be eaten. It has a shell in two parts that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR — ra ‧ zor /ˈreɪzə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: raseor , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLAM — I. clam 1 /klæm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: clam 'two-part fastener' (14-20 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAZOR — n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAM — n. & v. --n. 1 any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible N. American hard or round clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAZOR — n. & v. n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. v.tr. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAM — n. & v. n. 1 any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible n. American hard or round clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAZOR — n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
CLAM — n. & v. --n. 1. any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible N. American hard or round clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) or …
Oxford English vocab
RAZOR — ( razors) A razor is a tool that people use for shaving. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cut-throat razor razor blade ▪ a razor blade razor blade razor sharp (= very sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ The exact location is being kept secret to avoid poaching, which …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAZOR — [verb] [T]My hairdresser always razors (= cuts with a razor) my fringe to give a soft effect.
Cambridge English vocab
CLAM — n. heart clam coquina clam razor clam
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAM — n. In general, any bivalve mollusk . True clams, in the strict sense, have equal shells, closed by two opposing …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAZOR — Beyond the scope of coolness, beyond being phat or being money. It may be used as an adjective, verb, noun …
Slang English vocab
RAZOR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt ▪ cut-throat ( esp. BrE ), disposable , electric , safety , straight-edge ( AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RAZOR — Besides other usages, the practice of shaving the head after the completion of a vow must have created among the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RAZOR — 1. сущ. бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor ≈ затачивать бритву double-edged razor ≈ обоюдоострая бритва dull razor ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAM
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAZOR — razor.ogg 1. ʹreızə n бритва razor blade - лезвие ( безопасной ) бритвы on the razor's edge - на острие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAM — clam.ogg _I 1. klæm n 1. 1> съедобный морской моллюск ( разинька, венерка и т. п. ) 2> ком. , …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAZOR — razor сущ.бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor — затачивать бритву double-edged razor — обоюдоострая бритва dull razor — тупая …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RAZOR — 1. ʹreızə n бритва razor blade - лезвие ( безопасной ) бритвы on the razor's edge - на острие ножа; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLAM — _I 1. klæm n 1. 1> съедобный морской моллюск ( разинька, венерка и т. п. ) 2> ком. , кул. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAZOR — 1. сущ. бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor — затачивать бритву double-edged razor — обоюдоострая бритва dull razor — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLAM — 1. сущ. 1) съедобный морской моллюск 2) раковина моллюска 3) бесстрастный, флегматичный, молчаливый человек •• as happy as a clam …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAZOR — 1. сущ. бритва to hone, set, sharpen a razor — затачивать бритву double-edged razor — обоюдоострая бритва dull razor — тупая бритва electric razor — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLAM — 1. сущ. 1) съедобный морской моллюск 2) раковина моллюска 3) бесстрастный, флегматичный, молчаливый человек •• as happy as a clam (at high tide) — рад-радешенек; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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