scallop
noun
1. one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Similar word(s): crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
Definition categories: shape, curve
2. edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Similar word(s): escallop, scollop
Definition categories: food, shellfish
3. thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Similar word(s): cutlet, escallop, scollop
Definition categories: food, piece, slice
4. edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
Similar word(s): escallop, scollop
Definition categories: animal, bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod
verb
1. decorate an edge with scallops
- the dress had a scalloped skirt
Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
2. bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
Similar word(s): escallop
Definition categories: creation, cook, fix, make, prepare, ready
3. form scallops in
- scallop the meat
Similar word(s): scollop
Definition categories: contact, hollow
4. fish for scallops
Similar word(s): scollop
Definition categories: competition, fish
5. shape or cut in scallops
- scallop the hem of the dress
Similar word(s): scollop