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Oysters

noun
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.nounAny of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
2.nounThe 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.
3.nounA pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
4.noun(by analogy) A person who keeps secrets.
5.nounA shoplifter.

Synonyms

huitrefamily ostreidaeorleansostreidaeshuckedbivalviabivalvesshellfishmollusksostrealamellibranchspelecypods

Rhymes With

cloisters
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