clay

(noun) a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired.

(noun) water soaked soil; soft wet earth. Synonyms: mud.

(noun) 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.

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

(noun) the dead body of a human being. Synonyms: cadaver, corpse, stiff, remains. Examples: "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." "Honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay."