oyster
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
Types & categories
- bivalve hypernym
- seed oyster hyponym
- bluepoint hyponym
- Japanese oyster hyponym
- Virginia oyster hyponym
- pearl oyster hyponym
- saddle oyster hyponym
- window oyster hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- oyster derivation
Sense 2 verb
gather oysters, dig oysters
Types & categories
- gather hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
edible body of any of numerous oysters
Types & categories
- shellfish hypernym
- oysters Rockefeller hyponym
- bluepoint hyponym
Parts & wholes
- oyster part holonym
Related & opposite
- oyster derivation
Sense 4 noun
a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
Types & categories
- serving hypernym
Parts & wholes
- bird part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | oyster |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Ostreidae |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | huitre |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bivalve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seed oyster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bluepoint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Japanese oyster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Virginia oyster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pearl oyster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | saddle oyster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | window oyster |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | oyster |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | huitre |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | gather |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | oyster |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | oyster |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | shellfish |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | oysters Rockefeller |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bluepoint |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bird |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | serving |