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oyster

UK /ˈɔɪ.stə/US /ˈɔɪ.stɚ/

noun8

  1. Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
  2. (figurative) Something at one's disposal.
  3. Any of the fungi in the genera Pleurotus, Hohenbuehelia, or other related genera.
  4. (UK, slang) Ellipsis of Oyster card.
  5. (UK, slang) A shoplifter.

adjective1

verb1

  1. To fish for oysters.
forms

oystered · oystering · oysters · more oyster · most oyster

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