nnoun.animalmarine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal watersDerivationally Related Form:oyster
Member Holonyms:Ostreidae family Ostreidae
Hypernyms:bivalve lamellibranch pelecypod
Inherited Hypernyms:oysterbivalvemolluskinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Anomia ephippiumJapanese oysterOstrea gigasPinctada margaritiferaPlacuna placentaVirginia oysterblue pointbluepointcapizpearl oystersaddle oysterseed oysterwindow oysterwindowpane oyster
Part Meronyms:huitre oyster
Full Hyponyms:bluepointjapanese oysterpearl oystersaddle oysterseed oystervirginia oysterwindow oyster
nnoun.foodedible body of any of numerous oystersSynset:huitre
Derivationally Related Form:oyster
Part Holonyms:oyster
Hypernyms:shellfish
Inherited Hypernyms:huitreshellfishseafoodfoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:blue pointbluepointoysters Rockefeller
Full Hyponyms:bluepointoysters rockefeller
nnoun.fooda small muscle on each side of the back of a fowlPart Holonyms:bird fowl
Hypernyms:helping portion serving
Inherited Hypernyms:oysterhelpingsmall indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
vverb.contactgather oysters, dig oystersDerivationally Related Form:oyster
Hypernyms:collect garner gather pull together
Inherited Hypernyms:oystergather
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | In the summer they like to go out and --- (apply to: oyster)