oyster
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Is oyster a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of oyster?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (colloquial, by analogy) A person who keeps secrets.Examples: "Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."colloquial
2. (figurative) Something at one's disposal.Examples: "He asked a major Chicago retailer with a large store in the heart of the city about the socioeconomic character of his customers. The man replied proudly that the entire range of economic classes was his oyster."figuratively
3. (UK, slang) A shoplifter.UKslang
4. (UK, slang) Ellipsis of Oyster card.UKabbreviationalt-ofellipsisslang
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To fish for oysters.Examples: "Most Fishneck watermen oystered in winter, using the same small skiffs from which they potted crabs in summer. Sometimes two men oystered from the same boat or took along a son or younger brother to cull oysters (separate those of legal size from undersized ones and shell)."intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary