English dictionary
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English noun: oyster | |||
| 1. | oyster (animal) marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Anomia ephippium, blue point, bluepoint, capiz, Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas, pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, Placuna placenta, saddle oyster, seed oyster, Virginia oyster, window oyster, windowpane oyster | ||
| Part holonym | huitre, oyster | ||
| Member meronym | family Ostreidae, Ostreidae | ||
| 2. | oyster (food) edible body of any of numerous oysters | ||
| Synonyms | huitre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shellfish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blue point, bluepoint, oysters Rockefeller | ||
| Part meronym | oyster | ||
| 3. | oyster (food) a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | helping, portion, serving | ||
| Part meronym | bird, fowl | ||
English verb: oyster | |||
| 1. | oyster (contact) gather oysters, dig oysters | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and oyster | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
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