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oyster

Definition

  • noun: a type of shellfish that has a rough shell with two parts and that is eaten both cooked and raw
  • noun: any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include commercially important shellfish
  • synonyms: oyster wife, oyster women

Examples

  • We were young and happy, and 'the world was our oyster'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And I thought you might be inclined to help. This must all be strange to you. But if you do this right, - - the world is your oyster. Trust me. You will be free to do whatever you want beyond your wildest dreams. And you will never have to go back to this film again. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero