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Quick definitions from WordNet (scallop)
▸ noun: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
▸ noun: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
▸ noun: 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.)
▸ noun: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
▸ verb: fish for scallops
▸ verb: form scallops in ("Scallop the meat")
▸ verb: shape or cut in scallops ("Scallop the hem of the dress")
▸ verb: decorate an edge with scallops ("The dress had a scalloped skirt")
▸ Also see scallops
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to scallop
▸ Usage examples for scallop
▸ Popular adjectives describing scallop
▸ Words that often appear near scallop
▸ Rhymes of scallop
▸ Invented words related to scallop
▸ noun: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
▸ noun: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
▸ noun: 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.)
▸ noun: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
▸ verb: fish for scallops
▸ verb: form scallops in ("Scallop the meat")
▸ verb: shape or cut in scallops ("Scallop the hem of the dress")
▸ verb: decorate an edge with scallops ("The dress had a scalloped skirt")
▸ Also see scallops
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to scallop
▸ Usage examples for scallop
▸ Popular adjectives describing scallop
▸ Words that often appear near scallop
▸ Rhymes of scallop
▸ Invented words related to scallop