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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oys•tered (oi′stərd),USA pronunciation adj. [Furniture.]- Furnitureveneered with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024oys•ter /ˈɔɪstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Invertebratesa sea animal that may be eaten, having two shells that enclose it.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oys•ter (oi′stər),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesany of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side bone of a fowl.
- Slang Termsa closemouthed or uncommunicative person, esp. one who keeps secrets well.
- something from which a person may extract or derive advantage:The world is my oyster.
- Fine ArtSee oyster white.
v.i. - to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.
- Greek óstreon; see ostracize
- Latin ostrea
- Middle French
- Middle English oistre 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oyster /ˈɔɪstə/ n - 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
- (as modifier): oyster farm, oyster knife
- any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium)
- the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl
- something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived: the world is his oyster
- informal a very uncommunicative person
vb - (intransitive) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters
Etymology: 14th Century oistre, from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; related to Greek osteon bone, ostrakon shell |