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Definitions for Oyster

[1] any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
[2] the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side bone of a fowl.
[3] Slang . a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well.
[4] something from which a person may extract or derive advantage: The world is my oyster.
[5] oyster white.
[6] to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.
[7] any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal waters (as modifier ) oyster farm ; oyster knife
[8] any of various similar and related molluscs, such as the pearl oyster and the saddle oyster (Anomia ephippium )
[9] the oyster-shaped piece of dark meat in the hollow of the pelvic bone of a fowl
[10] something from which advantage, delight, profit, etc, may be derived the world is his oyster
[11] informal a very uncommunicative person
[12] (intr) to dredge for, gather, or raise oysters

Words related to Oyster

dusty, drab, grey, silvery, clam, crustacean, mollusk, snail, scallop, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, mussel, stone, lead, slate, neutral, pearly

Words nearby Oyster

oyelet, oyer, oyer and terminer, oyez, oyo, oyster, oyster bay, oyster bed, oyster cap, oyster crab, oyster cracker

Origin of Oyster

1325–75; Middle English oistre < Middle French < Latin ostrea < Greek óstreon; see ostracize

Word origin for Oyster

C14 oistre, from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; related to Greek osteon bone, ostrakon shell

Synonyms for Oyster

drab, dusty, grey, silvery, Dove, ash, clouded, dappled, heather, iron, lead, neutral, pearly, powder, shaded, silvered, slate, stone, ashen, cinereal, dingy, dusky, leaden, livid, mousy, peppery, sere, smoky, somber