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Definition of
clamshell adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
clamshell
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈklæmʃɛl
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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having a lid or other part that opens and shuts like the shell of a
clam
a
clamshell phone
clamshell
noun
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clamshell
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clamshell
Nearby words
clampdown
noun
clamp on
phrasal verb
clamshell
adjective
clam up
phrasal verb
clan
noun