clamshell

Noun

 * 1) The shell of a clam.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
 * 4) In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with take-out food.
 * 5)   mouth
 * 6)  Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
 * 7)  An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
 * 1)  Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
 * 2)  An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
 * 1)  Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
 * 2)  An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
 * 1)  An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: simpukankuori
 * Indonesian: kulit kerang


 * Finnish: simpukankuori

Verb

 * 1)  To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
 * 2) To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).
 * 3) To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
 * 4)  To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
 * 1) To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
 * 2)  To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
 * 1) To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
 * 2)  To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
 * 1) To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
 * 2)  To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
 * 1)  To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
 * 1)  To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.