oyster

oys·ter  (oistr)

n.

1.

a. Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, especially of the genera Crassostrea and Ostrea, that live chiefly in shallow marine waters and have a rough, irregularly shaped shell.

b. Any of various similar or related bivalve mollusks, such as the pearl oyster.

2. An edible bit of muscle found in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl.

3.

a. A special delicacy.

b. Something from which benefits may be extracted.

4. Slang A close-mouthed person.

intr.v. oys·tered, oys·ter·ing, oys·ters

To gather, dredge for, or raise oysters.

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[Middle English oistre, from Old French, from Latin ostreum, ostrea, from Greek ostreon; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]

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oyster

Noun

1. an edible shellfish, some types of which produce pearls

2. the world is your oyster you are in a position where there is every possible chance of personal advancement and satisfaction

Adjective

greyish-white [Greek ostreon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together family Ostreidae, Ostreidae - oysters seed oyster - a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation blue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island Japanese oyster, Ostrea gigas - a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay Virginia oyster - common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls Anomia ephippium, saddle oyster - thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched capiz, Placuna placenta, window oyster, windowpane oyster - marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell huitre, oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters
	2.	oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters huitre oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) oysters Rockefeller - oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell blue point, bluepoint - oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
	3.	oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Verb	1.	oyster - gather oysters, dig oysters gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

Translations

oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ] n → ostra

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oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ] n → huître f

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oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ] n → Auster f

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oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ] n → ostrica