ALL meanings of oyster
oys·ter
O o - noun oyster any 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. 1
- noun oyster the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side bone of a fowl. 1
- noun oyster Slang. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well. 1
- noun oyster something from which a person may extract or derive advantage: The world is my oyster. 1
- noun oyster oyster white. 1
- verb without object oyster to dredge for or otherwise take oysters. 1
- noun oyster mollusc 1
- noun oyster as seafood 1
- noun oyster one of two round pieces of meat on poultry 1
- intransitive verb oyster gather oysters 1
- noun oyster something from which profit or advantage can be extracted 0
- noun oyster a taciturn person 0
- intransitive verb oyster to gather, raise, or dredge oysters 0
- noun oyster An oyster is a large flat shellfish. 0
- countable noun oyster An oyster is a large flat shellfish. Some oysters can be eaten and others produce valuable objects called pearls. 0
- noun oyster 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 0
- noun oyster (as modifier) 0
- noun oyster any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium) 0
- noun oyster the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl 0
- noun oyster something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived 0
- noun oyster a very uncommunicative person 0
- verb oyster to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters 0
- noun oyster any of various bivalve mollusks with an irregularly shaped, unequal shell, living attached to rocks, other shells, etc., and widely used as food 0
- noun oyster the soft, edible part of such a mollusk 0
- noun oyster the oyster-shaped bit of meat contained in a depression on each side of the pelvic bone of a fowl 0