Noun Definition

scallop

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

Related Noun(s):escallop

Category: Animals

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

Related Noun(s):escallop

Category: Food

3.Definition: 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.)

Related Noun(s):crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle

Category: General

4.Definition: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

Related Noun(s):cutlet, escallop

Category: Food