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scallop

/ scallop /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
Type of:
bivalve pelecypod lamellibranch
Kinds of:
bay scallop Pecten irradians sea scallop giant scallop Pecten magellanicus
Has parts:
Pectinidae family Pectinidae
Derived:
scollop
noun Sense 2
edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Type of:
shellfish
Kinds of:
sea scallop bay scallop
Has parts:
scollop escallop
Derived:
scollop
noun Sense 3
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.)
Type of:
curve curved shape
Derived:
scollop
verb Sense 4
shape or cut in scallops
"scallop the hem of the dress"
Type of:
shape form
Derived:
crenation crenature crenel crenelle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
fish for scallops
Type of:
fish
Derived:
cutlet scollop escallop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
form scallops in
"scallop the meat"
Type of:
hollow hollow out core out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
decorate an edge with scallops
"the dress had a scalloped skirt"
Type of:
decorate adorn grace
Derived:
crenation crenature crenel crenelle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Type of:
piece slice
Derived:
scollop
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Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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bivalve pelecypod lamellibranch bay scallop Pecten irradians sea scallop giant scallop Pecten magellanicus shellfish curve curved shape shape