claire
/ˈklɛə/
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Australia/ˈkleː/
claire noun: a small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
Noun
claire (plural claires)
- A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
- In order to prepare the ground of the claire for the reception of oysters, it must first be cleared of stones and all vegetation which may cover it, then the necessary slope from the center towards the sides may be given it.1891, William Keith Brooks, The Oyster: A Popular Summary of a Scientific Study, page 132
- A barrel of lime was spread around the edge of the claire, so as to be gradually washed into the water and furnish the material required by oysters in the fabrication of the shell. Until October the oysters in the claire remained exceedingly poor, […]1900, Report of the Commissioner, volume 25, United States. Bureau of Fisheries, page cxxxii
Proper noun capitalized: Claire
Claire
- A female given name from French.
- "I told you I was called ,or that they called me Claire. Were you not surprised when you saw my name as Clarissa Lambert?"
- "Is that all?" I cried. "Why of course, I knew how common it is for actresses to take another name. I was even glad of it; for the name I know, your own name, is now a secret, and all the sweeter so. All the world admires Clarissa Lambert, but I alone love Claire Luttrell, and know that Claire...1887, Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Dead Man's Rock., BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 198
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare.
- When we arrived in Hangchow, all the pilots were honored at a big banquet given by that famous American general with a lady's name, Claire Chennault.1991, Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, Ivy Books, →ISBN, page 203
claire meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
claire in Hindi
- क्लेयर, क्लायर, क्लैयर
claire in Tamil
- கிளயர்
claire in Marathi
- क्लेअर, क्लायर, क्लेर
claire in Urdu
- کلائر
More languagesFewer languages
- claire in Bengali
- ক্লেয়ার, ক্লায়ার
- claire in Telugu
- క్లైర్, క్లెయిర్
- claire in Malayalam
- ക്ലെയർ, ക്ലയർ
- claire in Kannada
- ಕ್ಲೈರ್
- claire in Punjabi
- ਕਲਾਇਰ
- claire in Gujarati
- ક્લેયર, ક્લેર, ક્લાયર
- claire in Odia
- କ୍ଲେଯ଼ାର, କ୍ଲାଯ଼ାର, କ୍ଲେଯ଼ାର୍
- claire in Nepali
- क्लेयर, क्लायर, क्लेर
Examples of claire in a sentence
- Claire sipped a latte made by a barista with a nose ring and Dothrakian eyeliner.
- Claire Pride Parade, and do we want our presence in the parade to suck, Kaiylee?
- Claire jumped from her chair and smiled the warmest-blooded smile that she could muster.
Forms of claire
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | claires |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Clare |
| alternative form | Clair |
| alternative form | Klaire |
| alternative form | Klair |
| alternative form | Klare |
Origin of claire
Borrowed from French claire, the feminine form of clair (“clear”).
Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare.
Words formed from claire
Phrases with claire
Words that rhyme with claire
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about claire
- What does claire mean?
- Claire means a small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
- What is claire in Hindi?
- Claire in Hindi is क्लेयर, क्लायर, क्लैयर. See Claire meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is claire?
- Claire can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce claire?
- Claire is pronounced /ˈklɛə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of claire?
- The plural of claire is claires.
Words near claire in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: claire (page history and authors); Claire (page history and authors); claire (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); claire (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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