Definition of scallops

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  • scallops is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
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Definition of scallops

  • thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cutlet
    2. escallop
    3. scollop
  • edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. escallop
    2. scollop
  • fish for scallops (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. scollop
  • form scallops in (verb)

    Examples

    1. scallop the meat

    Synonyms

    1. scollop
  • edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. escallop
    2. scollop
  • bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. escallop
  • 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.) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crenation
    2. crenature
    3. crenel
    4. crenelle
  • shape or cut in scallops (verb)

    Examples

    1. scallop the hem of the dress

    Synonyms

    1. scollop
  • decorate an edge with scallops (verb)

    Examples

    1. the dress had a scalloped skirt

See definition of scallops in Merriam Webster