clays

1. a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when firedSynonyms: clay

2. water soaked soil; soft wet earthSynonyms: clay, mud

3. United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)Synonyms: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay

4. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)Synonyms: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser

5. the dead body of a human beingExamples: "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"Synonyms: cadaver, clay, corpse, remains, stiff