fillet

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

Similar word(s): filet

Definition categories: food, beefsteak

2. a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

Similar word(s): filet

Definition categories: food, piece, slice

3. a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Similar word(s): lemniscus

Definition categories: body, afferent

4. a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Similar word(s): taenia, tenia

Definition categories: man–made, headband

5. fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

Similar word(s): stopping

Definition categories: man–made, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast

verb

1. decorate with a lace of geometric designs

Similar word(s): filet

Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament

2. cut into filets

Similar word(s): filet

Definition categories: contact, carve