scallop
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 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.)
Types & categories
- curve hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
decorate an edge with scallops
the dress had a scalloped skirt
Types & categories
- ornament hypernym
Related & opposite
- scallop derivation
Sense 3 noun
edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Types & categories
- shellfish hypernym
- sea scallop hyponym
- bay scallop hyponym
Parts & wholes
- scollop part holonym
Related & opposite
- scollop derivation
Sense 4 verb
bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
Types & categories
- ready hypernym
Sense 5 noun
thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Types & categories
- slice hypernym
Related & opposite
- scollop derivation
Sense 6 verb
form scallops in
scallop the meat
Types & categories
- hollow out hypernym
Sense 7 noun
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
Types & categories
- bivalve hypernym
- Pecten irradians hyponym
- giant scallop hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Pectinidae member holonym
- scollop part meronym
Related & opposite
- scollop derivation
Sense 8 verb
fish for scallops
Types & categories
- fish hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 verb
shape or cut in scallops
scallop the hem of the dress
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- scallop derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scollop |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scallop |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | curve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scallop |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ornament |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scollop |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | scollop |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | shellfish |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sea scallop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bay scallop |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ready |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | scollop |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | slice |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | hollow out |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | scollop |
| 7 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Pectinidae |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | scollop |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | bivalve |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | Pecten irradians |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | giant scallop |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | scollop |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | cutlet |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | scollop |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | fish |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | scallop |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |