Tra từ clay - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

clay [clay clays] BrE [kleɪ] NAmE [kleɪ] noun uncountable
a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks
see have feet of clay at ↑foot _n.

Word Origin:
Old English clǣg, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klei, also to ↑cleave ‘to stick fast’ and ↑climb.

Synonyms:
soil
mud • dust • clay • land • earth • dirt • ground
These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
soil • the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: ▪ Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
mud • wet soil that is soft and sticky: ▪ The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
dust • a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc: ▪ A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
clay • a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks: ▪ The tiles are made of clay.
land • an area of ground, especially of a particular type: ▪ an area of rich, fertile land
earth • the substance that plants grow in. Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: ▪ She put some earth into the pot.
dirt • (especially NAmE) soil, especially loose soil: ▪ Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
ground • an area of soil: ▪ The car got stuck in the muddy ground. ◇ ▪ They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground
good/rich soil/land/earth
fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
to cultivate the soil/land/ground

Example Bank:
•She moulded the clay into the shape of a head.
•a figure made of clay
•plants that grow in damp clay
•Clay tends to dry out and crack in the summer months.
•Digging the heavy clay soil gave me backache.
•Not much can grow in the wet clay here.
•The cups are made from the finest china clay.
•The tiles are made of clay.
•You'll need a lump of modelling clay.