Scallop
WordNet
noun
(1) Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
(2) Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
(3) Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
(4) One of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
verb
(5) Shape or cut in scallops
"Scallop the hem of the dress"
(6) Fish for scallops
(7) Form scallops in
"Scallop the meat"
(8) Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
(9) Decorate an edge with scallops
"The dress had a scalloped skirt"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae which are free-swimming.
- a curved projection, making part of a decoration
- a fillet of meat
- a form of fried potato
Synonyms
mollusc
- sea scallop
potato
- potato cake
- potato scallop
Verb
- to make or cook scallops
- to harvest scallops