clamshell
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Is clamshell a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.Examples: "Shut your clam-shell!"; "He was quickly silenced, however, by a burly individual, who "reckoned that it mout be jist as well for the stranger to keep his clam-shell shut.""; ""Shut your clamshell, Toby," grumbled the Baron."USobsoleteslang
2. (often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.attributiveoften
3. (often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.Synonyms: bandshellattributiveoften
verb (English)
1. (manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.Examples: "Although it produces a nonuniform pressure drop across the die and thus causes nonuniform flow through the die lip, the distribution of the melt does not produce die distortion of ^([sic]) clamshelling."; "However, this solution is more susceptible to clamshelling, as the land length is particularly large at the centre."
2. (ambitransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.Examples: "To avoid getting clamshelled, first check the seat pins, then climb in before you pin the canopy."; "Sixty-three of the transports grounded in a ring some 400 kilometers outside Cavite City, and their sides clamshelled and Tahn assault troops stormed out."; "Richard replied bluntly as the safety harness automatically clamshelled comfortably around his hips and shoulders."ambitransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary