scollop meaning

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scollop (noun): edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces.

scollop has 6 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

scollop as a noun

  1. edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

    Synonyms: scallop, escallop

    Type of: shellfish

    Kinds: sea scallop, bay scallop

  2. thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

    Synonyms: cutlet, scallop, escallop

    Type of: piece

  3. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

    Synonyms: scallop, escallop

    Type of: bivalve

    Kinds: bay scallop, sea scallop

scollop as a verb

  1. form scallops in
    • scallop the meat

    Synonyms: scallop

    Type of: hollow

  2. fish for scallops

    Synonyms: scallop

    Type of: fish

  3. shape or cut in scallops
    • scallop the hem of the dress

    Synonyms: scallop

    Type of: shape

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in OP · 7-letter words

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