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oys·ter O0209700 (oi′stər)n.1. a. Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having a rough, irregularly shaped shell attached to the substrate in shallow marine waters. Oysters are widely cultivated for food.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.
[Middle English oistre, from Old French, from Latin ostreum, ostrea, from Greek ostreon; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]oyster (ˈɔɪstə) n1. (Animals) a. any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal watersb. (as modifier): oyster farm; oyster knife. 2. (Animals) any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium)3. (Cookery) the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl4. something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived: the world is his oyster. 5. informal a very uncommunicative personvb (intr) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters[C14 oistre, from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; related to Greek osteon bone, ostrakon shell]oys•ter (ˈɔɪ stər)
n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell. 2. the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl. 3. Informal. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person. 4. something from which one may extract or derive advantage: The world is my oyster. v.i. 5. to dredge for or otherwise take oysters. [1325–75; Middle English oistre < Old French (French huître) < Latin ostrea < Greek óstreon, akin to óstrakon (see ostracize)] oys·ter (oi′stər) Any of several mollusks of shallow waters, having a rough, irregularly shaped, double-hinged shell. Many kinds of oysters are used as food, and some kinds produce pearls inside their shells.oyster- oysterage - An oyster bed.
- ostracine - The adjective form of oyster.
- oyster - From the Greek word ostreon, etymologically an allusion to its shell, from the Indo-European base ost-, "bone."
- fornix - The upper shell of an oyster.
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Past participle: oystered
Gerund: oystering
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| I oyster | | you oyster | | he/she/it oysters | | we oyster | | you oyster | | they oyster |
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| I oystered | | you oystered | | he/she/it oystered | | we oystered | | you oystered | | they oystered |
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| I am oystering | | you are oystering | | he/she/it is oystering | | we are oystering | | you are oystering | | they are oystering |
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| I have oystered | | you have oystered | | he/she/it has oystered | | we have oystered | | you have oystered | | they have oystered |
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| I was oystering | | you were oystering | | he/she/it was oystering | | we were oystering | | you were oystering | | they were oystering |
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| I had oystered | | you had oystered | | he/she/it had oystered | | we had oystered | | you had oystered | | they had oystered |
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| I will oyster | | you will oyster | | he/she/it will oyster | | we will oyster | | you will oyster | | they will oyster |
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| I will have oystered | | you will have oystered | | he/she/it will have oystered | | we will have oystered | | you will have oystered | | they will have oystered |
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| I will be oystering | | you will be oystering | | he/she/it will be oystering | | we will be oystering | | you will be oystering | | they will be oystering |
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| I have been oystering | | you have been oystering | | he/she/it has been oystering | | we have been oystering | | you have been oystering | | they have been oystering |
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| I will have been oystering | | you will have been oystering | | he/she/it will have been oystering | | we will have been oystering | | you will have been oystering | | they will have been oystering |
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| I had been oystering | | you had been oystering | | he/she/it had been oystering | | we had been oystering | | you had been oystering | | they had been oystering |
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| I would oyster | | you would oyster | | he/she/it would oyster | | we would oyster | | you would oyster | | they would oyster |
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| I would have oystered | | you would have oystered | | he/she/it would have oystered | | we would have oystered | | you would have oystered | | they would have oystered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal watersbivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togetherfamily Ostreidae, Ostreidae - oystersseed oyster - a young oyster especially of a size for transplantationblue point, bluepoint - small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long IslandJapanese 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 BayVirginia oyster - common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North Americapearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearlsAnomia ephippium, saddle oyster - thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notchedcapiz, Placuna placenta, window oyster, windowpane oyster - marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shellhuitre, oyster - edible body of any of numerous oysters | | 2. | oyster - edible body of any of numerous oystershuitreoyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal watersshellfish - 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 shellblue 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 fowlhelping, 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 oystersgather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
Translationsoyster (ˈoistə) noun a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got. 牡蠣，蠔 牡蛎，蚝 oyster bed a place in the sea where oysters breed or are bred. 牡蠣、蠔養殖場 牡蛎、蚝养殖场
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mountain oystersA food made from animal testicles, often those of a sheep or calf. A: "Let's get some mountain oysters!" B: "Are you sure? Did you read the description on the menu?"See also: mountain, oysterapples and orangesTwo unlike things or people. Oh, you can't compare those two companies, they're apples and oranges! My mom and my mother-in-law are just apples and oranges and should not be left alone in the same room for too long.See also: and, apple, orangethe world is (one's) oysterOne can do anything one wants in life. You have so much talent at such a young age—the world is your oyster!See also: oyster, worldapples and orangesFig. two entities that are not similar. (Used especially in reference to comparisons of unlike things.) You can't talk about Fred and Ted in the same breath! They're like apples and oranges. Talking about her current book and her previous bestseller is like comparing apples and oranges.See also: and, apple, orangeThe world is one's oyster.Fig. One rules the world.; One is in charge of everything. I feel like the world is my oyster today. The world is my oyster! I'm in love!See also: oyster, worldapples and orangesUnlike objects or persons, as in Assessing the problems of the neighborhood grocery by examining a giant supermarket is comparing apples and oranges . This metaphor for dissimilarity began as apples and oysters, which appeared in John Ray's proverb collection of 1670. It is nearly always accompanied by a warning that one cannot compare such different categories. See also: and, apple, orangeworld is one's oyster, theEverything is going well, as in I was younger then, and the world was my oyster. In this term the oyster is something from which to extract great profit (a pearl). It was probably invented by Shakespeare in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2:2): "Why then, the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open." See also: worldapples and oranges If you say that two things are apples and oranges, you mean that they are completely different and cannot be compared. We really can't compare the data any more, it's not the same — it's just apples and oranges. Note: You can also say that comparing two things is like comparing apples with oranges. To compare one with the other is to make the mistake we were all warned about in third grade, not to compare apples with oranges.See also: and, apple, orangethe world is your oyster If you tell someone the world is your oyster, you mean that they can do anything they like and go anywhere they like. When I was 29 I was a millionaire. You come from nothing and suddenly the world is your oyster. Think of all the opportunities before you. The world is your oyster. Note: This expression suggests that success can be taken from the world in the same way that pearls can be taken from oysters. This idea was used by Shakespeare in `The Merry Wives Of Windsor': `Why, then the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.' (Act 2, Scene 2) See also: oyster, worldapples and oranges (of two people or things) irreconcilably or fundamentally different. North AmericanSee also: and, apple, orangethe world is your oyster you are in a position to take the opportunities that life has to offer. This expression may come from Shakespeare 's The Merry Wives of Windsor: ‘Why, then the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open’. The humorously malapropistic variant the world is your lobster was popularized by the Thames TV series Minder ( 1979–94 ). 1998 Times I was never brought up thinking, ‘You are an Asian woman so you can't do things.’ I was always given the impression that the world was my oyster. See also: oyster, worldˌapples and ˈoranges (American English) used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other: He was no competition for me: it was like apples and oranges.See also: and, apple, orangethe ˌworld is your ˈoyster you have the freedom to do what you want, go where you want, etc. in the future because you are young, successful, rich, etc: What do you mean, you don’t know what to do with your life? The world is your oyster!See also: oyster, worldthe world is one’s oyster sent. one rules the world; one is in charge of everything. I feel like the world is my oyster, today. See also: oyster, worldworld is my oyster, theEverything is going well for me. This metaphor, alluding to the world as a place from which to extract profit, just as one takes pearls from oysters, may have been coined by Shakespeare. He used it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2.2): “Why then, the world’s mine oyster, Which I with Sword will open.” It is heard less often today.See also: worldthe world is your oysterAnything you wish is yours for the taking. This piece of advice, usually given to youngsters, suggests that their future holds great riches, the way an oyster contains a pearl, and all they need do is use education, skill, or another talent to pry open the metaphorical bivalve and claim their reward. In Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, the character Pistol is heard to say, “Why then the world's mine oyster / Which I with sword will open.”See also: oyster, worldoysterenUK
oyster, bivalvebivalve,
aquatic mollusk of the class Pelecypoda ("hatchet-foot") or Bivalvia, with a laterally compressed body and a shell consisting of two valves, or movable pieces, hinged by an elastic ligament.
..... Click the link for more information. mollusk found in beds in shallow, warm waters of all oceans. The shell is made up of two valves, the upper one flat and the lower convex, with variable outlines and a rough outer surface. Since the wild oyster spends most of its life (except for the free-swimming larval stage) attached—having fused its valve with a sticky substance to a substratum of shells, rocks, or roots—the foot is rudimentary. In some species the sexes are separate and the eggs are laid and fertilized in the water; in others the animal is hermaphroditic and the eggs are retained with the shell. Only a small proportion of the millions of eggs laid survive. Large numbers of the free-swimming larvae, called veligers, are consumed by fish and other animals. After the oyster becomes sessile, it may be victimized by oyster drills, starfish, and other enemies. Edible oysters belong to the family Ostreidae, the true oysters. The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, reaches a length of 4 to 6 in. (10–15 cm). These oysters are harvested in artificial beds on both coasts of the United States: on the Atlantic especially in the regions of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays and in the waters off Long Island, in the Gulf Coast off Louisiana, and in the Pacific off the state of Washington. Prepared beds are usually seeded with veligers or young sessile oysters called spats. In warm waters they mature in 1 1-2 years; in cooler waters the period of growth is about 4 to 5 years. They are usually transplanted several times before harvest to enhance their food supply and stimulate growth. Oysters are also farmed in mesh cages, trays, and bags (which may have floats incorporated), on ropes to which they have been attached, or in special tanks. The Pacific oyster, C. gigas, native to the coast of Asia and farmed there, also is farmed in the U.S. Northwest, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. The edible oysters of the genus Ostrea, such as the Belon and Olympia oysters, are less significant commercially than they once were, due to overharvesting and disease. The wing and the pearl oysters, of the family Pteriidae, are widespread in warmer seas; there is one eastern and one western species of each in American waters. The great pearl oyster, from which the pearlpearl,
hard, rounded secretion formed inside the shell of certain mollusks, used as a gem. It is secreted by the epithelial cells of the mantle, a curtain of tissue between the shell and body mass, and is deposited in successive layers around an irritating object—usually a
..... Click the link for more information. is obtained, is a large (12-in./30.5-cm) tropical species. The familiar jingle shells, delicate, shiny orange or yellow shells common on beaches, belong to the same order as the oyster. Oysters are classified in the phylum MolluscaMollusca
, taxonomic name for the one of the largest phyla of invertebrate animals (Arthropoda is the largest) comprising more than 50,000 living mollusk species and about 35,000 fossil species dating back to the Cambrian period.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Pelecypoda or Bivalvia. What does it mean when you dream about an oyster?Symbolizing pearls of beauty, wealth, or wisdom, the oyster can also symbolize sexual arousal. In a dream the oyster may represent something of great value to be “shucked” in one’s waking hours. oyster[′ȯi·stər] (invertebrate zoology) Any of various bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae; the irregular shell is closed by a single adductor muscle, the foot is small or absent, and there is no siphon. oyster1. a. any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal waters b. (as modifier): oyster farm 2. any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium) Oyster (dreams)An oyster in your dream may have sexual connotations. It usually represents the female sex organ or, if eaten by a man, may represent his ability or desire to perform well sexually. Oysters are also considered symbols of humility and wisdom. Their meaning is associated with that of pearls. The most negative interpretation is that the oyster represents a well-guarded individual; a person who has shut himself off from others. Attempt to connect some of these ideas to your emotional life and overall experiences and keep in mind the setting, context, and outcome of the dream.oysterenUK
oyster (oi′stər)n.a. Any of several edible bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having a rough, irregularly shaped shell attached to the substrate in shallow marine waters. Oysters are widely cultivated for food.b. Any of various similar or related bivalve mollusks, such as the pearl oyster.intr.v. oys·tered, oys·tering, oys·ters To gather, dredge for, or raise oysters.A bivalved mollusc which may be consumed raw or cooked
Health benefits Oysters are a natural source of iron, zinc and selenium, as well as vitamin B12oyster [AS. oistre] A shellfish that, when eaten raw or only partially cooked, may be a source of hepatitis A virus and bacterial pathogens. See: diarrhea, travelers'oysterenUK
Related to oyster: oyster stew, Oyster pearlSynonyms for oysternoun marine mollusks having a rough irregular shellRelated Words- bivalve
- lamellibranch
- pelecypod
- family Ostreidae
- Ostreidae
- seed oyster
- blue point
- bluepoint
- Japanese oyster
- Ostrea gigas
- Virginia oyster
- pearl oyster
- Pinctada margaritifera
- Anomia ephippium
- saddle oyster
- capiz
- Placuna placenta
- window oyster
- windowpane oyster
- huitre
- oyster
noun edible body of any of numerous oystersSynonymsRelated Words- oyster
- shellfish
- oysters Rockefeller
- blue point
- bluepoint
noun a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowlRelated Words- helping
- serving
- portion
- bird
- fowl
verb gather oysters, dig oystersRelated Words- gather
- pull together
- collect
- garner
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