Clay and Rock

Clay

Clay noun - The set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others.

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Rock and clay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rock" instead the word "Clay" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: clayey, clayed

Rock noun - A usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament.

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Clay and rock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clay" instead the word "Rock" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: rocky, rocking, rocked, rocker, rockery

soft	soft clay	soft rock
special	special clay	special rock
green	green clay	green rock
dead	dead clay	dead rock
Other adjectives: poor, magic, lifeless, red, radioactive, magical.

She looked human, but is still made of rock or clay, only visible if she breaks.

Source: Golem
In fact, they actually move faster through solid rock than through clay or soft soil, as their rate of movement is dependent on the strength of the jet of molten rock that spews out the back.

Source: Literature / Formic Wars
Clay later regrets not bashing his head in with a rock when he finds out what the reason was.

Source: Literature / Thirteen Reasons Why

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