scallop
English Thesaurus
1. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod, |
| definition | : | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bay scallop, pecten irradians, |
| definition | : | a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | giant scallop, pecten magellanicus, sea scallop, |
| definition | : | a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family pectinidae, pectinidae, |
| definition | : | scallops (noun.animal) |
2. thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled (noun.food)
3. edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | shellfish, |
| definition | : | meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | sea scallop, |
| definition | : | muscle of large deep-water scallops (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | bay scallop, |
| definition | : | muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops (noun.food) |
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.) (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | curve, curved shape, |
| definition | : | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape) |
5. shape or cut in scallops (verb.change)
6. fish for scallops (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | fish, |
| definition | : | catch or try to catch fish or shellfish (verb.competition) |
7. form scallops in (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | core out, hollow, hollow out, |
| definition | : | remove the interior of (verb.contact) |
8. bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top (verb.creation)
9. decorate an edge with scallops (verb.creation)
10. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions (noun.animal)
11. 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.) (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | scallop, |
| definition | : | decorate an edge with scallops (verb.creation) |
12. shape or cut in scallops (verb.change)
| derivation | : | crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, |
| definition | : | 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.) (noun.shape) |
13. fish for scallops (verb.competition)
14. decorate an edge with scallops (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, |
| definition | : | 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.) (noun.shape) |
15. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions (noun.animal)
16. 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.) (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | scallop, |
| definition | : | decorate an edge with scallops (verb.creation) |
17. shape or cut in scallops (verb.change)
| derivation | : | crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, |
| definition | : | 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.) (noun.shape) |
18. fish for scallops (verb.competition)
19. decorate an edge with scallops (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, |
| definition | : | 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.) (noun.shape) |
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