scallop

noun
[L327184]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : scallop
  • plural : scallops

Senses

  • Name applied to numerous species of saltwater clams or marine bivalve mollusks in the Pectinidae family, the scallops. The common name scallop is also applied to species in other families of the superfamily Pectinoidea, including the thorny oysters.

scallop

verb
[L332902]

Forms

  • simple present : scallop
  • simple present, singular, third person : scallops
  • simple past : scalloped
  • present participle : scalloping
  • past participle : scalloped

Senses

  • to shape or cut in scallops; form scallops in