Oyster
WordNet
noun
(1) Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
(2) A small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
(3) Edible body of any of numerous oysters
verb
(4) Gather oysters, dig oysters
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from ; reinforced or superceded in Middle English by from , (modern French ), also from , from .
Noun
- Any marine bivalve mollusk of the Family Ostreidae, usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
- A name popularly given to the delicate morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
- A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
- A person who keeps the secrets entrusted to him.
Adjective
- of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
Quotations
food
- 1597-8:The world is one's oyster (originally: "Why, then the world 's mine oyster") — Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor - Act II, Scene II
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