Antonyms for clambake

Grammar : Noun

Spell : klam-beyk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæmˌbeɪk

Definition of clambake

Origin : 1835, American English, from clam (n.) + bake (n.). By 1937 in jazz slang transferred to "an enjoyable time generally," especially "jam session."

As in assembly : noun congregation
As in picnic : noun outdoor meal
As in rally : noun celebratory meeting
As in potluck supper : noun a bring-a-dish supper
As in colloquy : noun conversation, debate
As in consultation : noun asking, conference
As in convention : noun conference
As in entertainment : noun amusement, pleasure
As in feast : noun banquet and celebration
As in festivity : noun celebration, revelry
As in gala : noun festival
As in gathering : noun assemblage, accumulation

Example sentences :

"That's one way to keep cool at a clambake," grinned the man in gray.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish

That name was on the stone before I joined you at the clambake.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish

"Oh, yes, your dolls can come to the clambake," agreed Bunny.
Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove » by Laura Lee Hope

There ought to be a public meeting about this, and resolutions, and perhaps a clambake.
Extract from : « Summer in a Garden, and Calvin, A Study Of Character » by Charles Dudley Warner

I remember I wanted very much to dress in white for the clambake, some weeks after that, but you wouldn't allow it.
Extract from : « Elsie at Home » by Martha Finley

There was to be a grand excursion and clambake at Setuckit Beach and all hands was going—four catboats full.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

One of these was an Indian clambake, neatly paved and piled with ashes and unopened clam shells.
Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1899 » by Various

At eleven o'clock we had the clambake with beer in the kitchen, and Mr. von Inwald came, after all.
Extract from : « Where There's A Will » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

I'm going to dig clams and catch crabs, and we'll have a clambake on shore, Sue.
Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove » by Laura Lee Hope

Not to know the delights of a clambake, not to love chowder, to be ignorant of lobscouse!
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dolphin » by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Synonyms for clambake

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019