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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

  • (..) You play half the game I know you're capable of... ...he's prepared to offer you a full scholarship. Free ride to college and the world's your oyster, kid. Thanks, coach. MURPHY: All right, jockstraps, let's gather up. Picture time. Try not to break the camera. We gotta hang on. Ned's not here yet. (..)
    2009 17 Again