Definitions for oystered

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oystered oys·tered

Spelling: [oi-sterd]

IPA: /ˈɔɪ stərd/

Oystered is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 291 anagrams from letters in oystered (deeorsty).

Definitions for oystered

noun

1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
2. the oyster-shaped bit of dark meat in the front hollow of the side bone of a fowl.
3. Slang. a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well.
4. something from which a person may extract or derive advantage:
5. oyster white.

adjective

1. veneered with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.

verb (used without object)

1. to dredge for or otherwise take oysters.

Origin of oystered

First recorded in 1910-15; oyster + -ed³