Definitions from Wiktionary (clamshell)
▸ noun: The shell of a clam.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
▸ noun: In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with takeout food.
▸ noun: (obsolete, US, slang) mouth
▸ noun: (often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
▸ noun: (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
▸ verb: (manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
▸ verb: To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).
▸ verb: To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
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▸ noun: The shell of a clam.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
▸ noun: In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with takeout food.
▸ noun: (obsolete, US, slang) mouth
▸ noun: (often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
▸ noun: (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
▸ verb: (manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
▸ verb: To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).
▸ verb: To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
Similar:
grapple,
crabshell,
snailshell,
cockleshell,
clam,
razorshell,
trough shell,
cockle,
basket clam,
razor shell,
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