Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scallop

4 senses of scallop

Sense 1
scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle -- (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.))
       => curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

Sense 2
scallop, scollop, escallop -- (edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces)
       => shellfish -- (meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean))

Sense 3
cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop -- (thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled)
       => piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")

Sense 4
scallop, scollop, escallop -- (edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions)
       => bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch -- (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scallop

5 senses of scallop

Sense 1
scallop -- (decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt")
       => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")

Sense 2
scallop, escallop -- (bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top)
       => cook, fix, ready, make, prepare -- (prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please")

Sense 3
scallop, scollop -- (form scallops in; "scallop the meat")
       => hollow, hollow out, core out -- (remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk")

Sense 4
scallop, scollop -- (fish for scallops)
       => fish -- (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends")

Sense 5
scallop, scollop -- (shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress")
       => shape, form -- (give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character")