clay noun

ADJ. heavy | fine | soft | damp, sticky, wet | china, modelling

QUANT. lump

VERB + CLAY mould, shape She moulded the clay into the shape of a head. | bake, fire | be made from/in/(out) of, make/mould sth from/in/out of a figure made of clay

CLAY + NOUN modelling | mould

PREP. in ~ plants that grow in damp clay