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Showing words for SCALLOP using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Scallop

scallop

6 Letter Words for Scallop

callop, copals, locals, scopal

5 Letter Words for Scallop

aslop, callo, calls, calos, calps, capos, claps, clasp, clops, coals, colas, colla, colls, copal, local, ollas, opals, pacos, palls, polls, posca, salol, salop, scall, scalp, scopa, spall

4 Letter Words for Scallop

acop, alco, allo, alls, alop, alps, also, asop, call, calo, calp, cals, capo, caps, clap, clop, clos, coal, cola, coll, colp, cols, copa, cops, lacs, lalo, laos, laps, loca, lops, ocas, olla, opal, paco, pacs, pall, pals, paso, poas, poll, pols, saco, sall, salp, sapo, scap, scop, slap, slop, soap, soca, sola

3 Letter Words for Scallop

alc, all, alo, alp, als, apc, apl, asl, asp, cal, cap, clo, col, cop, cos, cpa, cpl, cpo, cps, csp, lac, lao, lap, las, lca, loa, loc, lop, los, lsc, oas, oca, ola, olp, opa, ops, pac, pal, pas, poa, pol, pos, sac, sal, sao, sap, sla, soc, sol, sop, spa, spl

Definitions for Scallop

[1] any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten ) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
[2] the adductor muscle of certain species of such mollusks, used as food.
[3] one of the shells of such a mollusk, usually having radial ribs and a wavy outer edge.
[4] a scallop shell or a dish in which food, especially seafood, is baked and served.
[5] Cookery . a thin slice of meat, usually further flattened by pounding with a mallet or other implement.
[6] any of a series of curved projections cut along the edge, as of a fabric.
[7] to finish (an edge) with scallops.
[8] Cookery . to escallop.
[9] to dredge for scallops.
[10] any of various marine bivalves of the family Pectinidae, having a fluted fan-shaped shell: includes free-swimming species (genus Pecten ) and species attached to a substratum (genus Chlamys ) See also pecten (def. 3)
[11] the edible adductor muscle of certain of these molluscs
[12] either of the shell valves of any of these molluscs
[13] a scallop shell or similarly shaped dish, in which fish, esp shellfish, is cooked and served
[14] one of a series of curves along an edge, esp an edge of cloth
[15] the shape of a scallop shell used as the badge of a pilgrim, esp in the Middle Ages
[16] mainly Australian a potato cake fried in batter
[17] (tr) to decorate (an edge) with scallops
[18] to bake (food) in a scallop shell or similar dish
[19] (intr) to collect scallops

Words related to Scallop

clam, crustacean, mollusk, snail, conch, crawfish, prawn, shrimp, lobster, mussel, oyster, incision, indentation, trench, scrunch, pucker, buckle, writhe, curve, contort

Words nearby Scallop

scaling, scaling ladder, scall, scallawag, scallion, scallop, scalloper, scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram

Origin of Scallop

1350–1400; Middle English scalop, aphetic variant of escal(l)op escallop; sense “thin slice of meat” probably by association with French escalope escalope

Other words from Scallop

un·scal·loped , adjective

Word origin for Scallop

C14: from Old French escalope shell, of Germanic origin; see scalp

Synonyms for Scallop

clam, conch, crawfish, crustacean, lobster, mollusk, mussel, oyster, prawn, shrimp, snail, barnacle, crayfish, piddock, whelk