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

  • (..) l'll have the steak, smothered in onions. A rack of ribs. Pasta with extra garlic. French fries with lots of vinegar and a side of onion rings with lots of sauerkraut. Have you ever had oysters? Did you know oysters are an aphrodisiac? Sorry. My tongue's kind of big. lt'll open. Hold it! (..)
    2004 White Chicks
  • (..) Help me. Thank you. May l bring you something from the bar? Let me have a bottle of your best champagne. -And bring us some oysters. -Very good, sir. l have to say, l was so.... l was happy when l bought you at the auction. l mean, it's very rare (..)
    2004 White Chicks