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- [skol-uh p, skal-]
- /ˈskɒl əp, ˈskæl-/
- /ˈskɒl.əp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skol-uh p, skal-]
- /ˈskɒl əp, ˈskæl-/
Definitions of scallop word
- noun scallop any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together. 1
- noun scallop the adductor muscle of certain species of such mollusks, used as food. 1
- noun scallop one of the shells of such a mollusk, usually having radial ribs and a wavy outer edge. 1
- noun scallop a scallop shell or a dish in which food, especially seafood, is baked and served. 1
- noun scallop Cookery. a thin slice of meat, usually further flattened by pounding with a mallet or other implement. 1
- noun scallop any of a series of curved projections cut along the edge, as of a fabric. 1
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Origin of scallop
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English scalop, aphetic variant of escal(l)op escallop; sense “thin slice of meat” probably by association with French escalope escalope
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Parts of speech for Scallop
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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scallop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scallop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scallop
verb scallop
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
- crenelate — to furnish with battlements or crenels, or with squared notches
- crenelated — In a castle, a crenelated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crimple — to crumple, wrinkle, or curl
noun scallop
- conch — A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail's. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature.
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- crenel — any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
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