Oysters - English meaning
ˈɔɪ.stər
Oysters – definitions in English dictionary
nounAny of a number of bivalve molluscs with rough irregular shells. several kinds are eaten (especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.
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Loch fyne is scotland's longest and deepest sea loch, and at its head, the loch fyne oysters compan…nounA shade of greyish white.
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If you don't want to go beyond white, update your color with tone-on-tone neutrals like ecru, oyste…nounAn oyster-shaped morsel of meat on each side of the backbone in poultry.
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Turn the chicken and cut from the tail to the head to remove the leg from the carcass and pop out t…
verbRaise, dredge, or gather oysters.
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As a kid he crabbed and oystered for fun
nounA water creature that grows within a shell, some types of which can be eaten, and other types of which produce pearls (= small, round, white stones used in jewelry)
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old French oistre, via Latin from Greek ostreon ; related to osteon ‘bone’ and ostrakon ‘shell or tile’.
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