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"OYSTERS" is a plural of: oyster. |
Date "OYSTERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | If you dream that you eat oysters, it denotes that you will lose all sense of propriety and morality in your pursuit of low pleasures, and the indulgence of an insatiate thirst for gaining. To deal in oysters, denotes that you will not be over-modest in your mode of winning a sweetheart, or a fortune. To see them, denotes easy circumstances, and many children are promised you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Oysters Who eats oysters on St. James's Day will never want. St. James's Day is the first day of the oyster season (August 5th), when oysters are an expensive luxury eaten only by the rich. By 6, 7 Vict., c. 79, the oyster season begins September 1, and closes April 30. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Oysters are mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. The two main edible groups belong either to the Ostrea or Crassostrea, more recently called Saccostrea. Members of the Ostrea generally live continually immersed in sea water, brood their fertilized eggs for various proportions of the period from fertilization to hatching and are quite flat with roundish shells. They are members of the group bivalvia, but differ to most bivalves by having shells completely comprised of calcite but with internal muscle scars of aragonitic composition.
They do best in water with a not too thick concentration of phytoplankton. Members of the Saccostrea/Crassostrea generally live in the intertidal zone, broadcast sperm and eggs into the sea and can thrive in water which is very rich in phytoplankton. One of the most commonly cultivated oysters of the Crassostrea/Saccostrea is Saccostrea gigas, the Japanese oyster, which is ideally suited for oyster cultivation in seawater ponds.
Oysters can be eaten either raw or cooked, but like all shellfish they have an extremely short shelf-life. They should be fresh when consumed or serious illness can result. Additionally, oysters can host various illness-causing pathogens. Therefore, consumption of raw oysters should be done with caution.
Researchers in Oregon have invented a self-shucking oyster.
Oysters are the source of pearls, both cultivated and natural.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Oyster."
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Screenplays | Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral (Spartacus; writing credit: Howard Fast; Dalton Trumbo) My taste includes both snails and oysters. (Spartacus; writing credit: Howard Fast; Dalton Trumbo) They're polluted oysters. Well, they were polluted oysters (Osmosis Jones; writing credit: Marc Hyman) I don't eat oysters. You have to eat them alive (Don't Drink the Water; writing credit: R.S. Allen; Woody Allen) | |
Lyrics | And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls (A Long December; performing artist: Counting Crows) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Wild Oysters (1940) | |
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 | Pulling an oyster-dredge full of oysters aboard the skipjack "DEE" of St. Mary's. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | A small reef of oysters and mussels found in the Choptank River. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Gathering commercial oysters is done chiefly by dredging or tonging. However, in certain areas much harvesting was done by oystermen who gather them by hand at low tide. Credit: Fisheries. |  | A mountain of oysters. Where spawning conditions are good, oysters in their natural state will attach themselves, one generation atop another, until great ridges of them exist up to high tide. However, such oysters are poor quality and of little commercial value. By spreading them out and giving them room to grow, the quality can be improved. F&W A-6151. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Oysters ready for transplant. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Mud Snail, Batillaria attramentaria, is abundant on soft mud or high intertidal zones of quiet bays and estuaries from Boundary Bay, British Columbia, to Elkhorn Slough, California . The shell is long, slender, and about 35mm long. It was introduced from Japan to the U.S. and is common where Japanese oysters were planted. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Chesapeake Bay Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve. Oyster floats growing oysters in Taskinas Creek as part of the Aquaculture Education Project. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Experiment to determine growth rates of oysters, Crassostrea virginica, under high salinity, oceanic conditions. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |
 | Installing a 1/4 square meter grid for counting invertebrate species attaching to interior, roof of pipe. This location was a distinct habitat type ideal for larval settlement of oysters, sponges, bryozoa, and tunicates. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | Rich sources of copper: oysters, beef or lamb liver, Brazil nuts, blackstrap molasses, cocoa, and black pepper. Good sources: lobster, nuts and sunflower seeds, green olives, and wheat bran. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
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| "Do you like oysters?" by Rene Drost Commentary: "A few baskets with oysters on a shelf." |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The oysters are spoiled, the servants are ugly |
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Health | Do not eat raw oysters or other raw shellfish. (references) | |
V. vulnificus does not alter the appearance, taste, or odor of oysters. (references) | ||
Eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters harvested from warmer waters. (references) | ||
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| "OYSTERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.24% of the time. "OYSTERS" is used about 145 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.24% | 141 | 26,682 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.76% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 145 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "OYSTERS": digestive gland disease of flat oysters ♦ Escaloped oysters ♦ haplosporidosis of Pacific oysters ♦ microcell disease of Sydney rock oysters ♦ oysters rockefeller ♦ scalloped oysters. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "OYSTERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Asturian | ostres. (various references) | |
Cebuano | talaba. (various references) | |
Chinese | 蚌 (aphis, mussels). (various references) | |
Danish | østers (oyster). (various references) | |
Dutch | uitzetten in oesterbank (lay down a bed of oysters, lay down(oysters)), platte oesters (flat oysters), holle oesters (cupped oysters). (various references) | |
Faeroese | ostra (oyster). (various references) | |
Finnish | osterit (flat oysters), osteri-suku (cupped oysters). (various references) | |
French | ostréiculture (cultivation of oysters), trompage (hardening of marketable oysters), parquer (lay down a bed of oysters), parcage des huîtres (laying down of oysters), indice de qualité des huîtres (quality index of oysters), huîtres plates (flat oysters), huîtres creuses (cupped oysters), déverser des coquillages dans un parc (lay down a bed of oysters), \OYX (flat oysters), \OYC (cupped oysters). (various references) | |
Frisian | oesters. (various references) | |
German | Austern. (various references) | |
Greek | στρείδια (sea food). (various references) | |
Hungarian | osztrigatelep (bed of oysters, oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster farm, scaup), osztrigára halászik (oyster, to dredge for oysters). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | uviluq. (various references) | |
Italian | ostriche piatte (flat oysters), ostriche (cupped oysters), rinforzamento delle ostriche prima della vendita (hardening of marketable oysters), immissione nel parco ostreicolo (laying down of oysters). (various references) | |
Macedonian | oisteri. (various references) | |
Manx | ooastyragh (abounding in oysters), ooastynyn sheel (seed oysters). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oystersay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ostras (cupped oysters). (various references) | |
Provencal | ustras. (various references) | |
Russian | паровой устрица (steamed oysters). (various references) | |
Samoan | tio. (various references) | |
Spanish | ostras (flat oysters), ostiones (cupped oysters), mortalidad invernal australiana (Australian winter disease, microcell disease of Sydney rock oysters, mikrocytosis), microcitosis roughleyi (Australian winter disease, microcell disease of Sydney rock oysters, mikrocytosis), marteiliosis refringens (Aber disease, digestive gland disease of flat oysters, marteiliosis), haplosporidiosis nelsoni (Delaware Bay disease, haplosporidiosis, haplosporidosis of Pacific oysters, MSX disease), enfermedad microcelular de la ostra de roca de Sydney (Australian winter disease, microcell disease of Sydney rock oysters, mikrocytosis), enfermedad de la glándula digestiva de la ostra plana europea (Aber disease, digestive gland disease of flat oysters, marteiliosis), enfermedad de la bahía de Delaware (Delaware Bay disease, haplosporidiosis, haplosporidosis of Pacific oysters, MSX disease), enfermedad de Aber (Aber disease, digestive gland disease of flat oysters, marteiliosis). (various references) | |
Swedish | ostron (Austrian, oyster), sätta ut (lay down a bed of oysters, lay down(oysters), set out, shoot). (various references) | |
Welsh | wystrys. (various references) | |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Crassostrea, Crassostrea spp., Ostrea, Ostrea spp.. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "OYSTERS": roysters. (additional references) | |
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"OYSTERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Foysters, oister, oistre, Oryctes, osfers, osters, ostrers, ostresov, oyester, oystere, roysters, yesters, Yossers, yoster. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "OYSTERS" (pronounced oy"sterz) |
| 5 | oy" s t er z | cloisters. |
| 4 | -s t er z | adjusters, administers, ancestors, asters, barristers, blisters, blockbusters, bolsters, boosters, broadcasters, burgomasters, busters, canisters, cannisters, casters, clusters, coasters, disasters, dumpsters, dusters, esters, filibusters, forecasters, foresters, fosters, gangbusters, gangsters, hamsters, harvesters, hucksters, impostors, investors, lobsters, masters, ministers, misters, mobsters, molesters, monsters, musters, nesters, newscasters, oldsters, pastors, pilasters, plasters, pollsters, polyesters, posters, postmasters, protesters, protestors, registers, resistors, roasters, roosters, rosters, semesters, sequesters, shysters, sisters, sportscasters, stepsisters, tasters, teamsters, testers, thrusters, toasters, transistors, tricksters, twisters, wasters, youngsters. |
| 3 | -t er z | accelerometers, abductors, accumulators, actors, actuators, adapters, administrators, agitators, alligators, allocators, altars, alters, ammeters, amphitheaters, animators, anteaters, applicators, appropriators, arbiters, arbitrators, auditors, aviators, connectors, conservators, consolidators, conspirators, constrictors, constructors, contractors, contributors, converters, coordinators, copywriters, babysitters, backwaters, barometers, batters, beaters, benefactors, betters, bettors, bitters, boaters, butters, calculators, capacitors, captors, carburetors, carpenters, carters, caters, catheters, centers, centimeters, centres, chapters, characters, charters, cheaters, chiropractors, cogenerators, collaborators, collectors, comforters, commentators, communicators, commuters, competitors, computers, conductors, counterfeiters, counters, covenanters, craters, creators, creditors, critters, curators, cutters, daughters, debaters, debtors, decorators, defaulters, defectors, defibrillators, demonstrators, depositors, deserters, detectors, detonators, detractors, dictators, dieters, directors, discounters, dissenters, distributors, doctors, dosimeters, doubters, drafters, drifters, eaters, editors, educators, elaters, electors, elevators, enchanters, encounters, enters, escalators, estimators, excavators, executors, exhibitors, experimenters, exporters, exterminators, fabricators, facilitators, factors, falters, fetters, fighters, filters, firefighters, floaters, floodwaters, flutters, frankfurters, freighters, garters, gators, generators, getters, gladiators, glitters, granddaughters, grantors, gunfighters, gutters, halters, haters, headhunters, headquarters, headwaters, heaters, helicopters, hindquarters, hitters, hooters, hunters, illustrators, imitators, impersonators, importers, incinerators, incubators, indicators, infiltrators, inhibitors, initiators, injectors, innovators, inquisitors, inspectors, instigators, instructors, insulators, integrators, interceptors, interlocutors, interpreters, interrogators, inventors, investigators, irrigators, janitors, jitters, kilometers, lamplighters, legislators, letters, lifters, lighters, linters, liquidators, liters, litigators, litters, looters, magnetometers, malefactors, manipulators, marketers, martyrs, matters, mediators, mentors, meters, microcomputers, microliters, milliliters, millimeters, minicomputers, moderators, monitors, mortars, motors, mutters, narrators, navigators, negotiators, newsletters, objectors, odometers, operators, orators, orbiters, originators, oscillators, otters, overnighters, painters, parameters, perimeters, perpetrators, persecutors, Peters, picketers, planters, platters, plotters, pointers, polluters, porters, potters, predators, predictors, presenters, printers, proctors, projectors, promoters, proprietors, prosecutors, prospectors, protectors, psalters, putters, quarters, quilters, quitters, radiators, rafters, raptors, raters, reactors, realtors, receptors, recruiters, refractors, refrigerators, regulators, rehabilitators, renovators, renters, repeaters, reporters, respirators, rioters, rooters, rotors, Salters, scooters, scouters, screenwriters, scriptwriters, sculptors, sectors, seedeaters, semiconductors, senators, sequiturs, setters, sharpshooters, shatters, shelters, shooters, shoplifters, shutters, simulators, sitters, skaters, skeeters, skywriters, slaughters, smelters, solicitors, songwriters, sorters, spatters, spectators, speculators, speechwriters, sportswriters, spotters, sprinters, sputters, squatters, starters, staters, stentors, stepdaughters, stimulators, stonecutters, stutters, subcontractors, suitors, supercomputers, superconductors, superminicomputers, supporters, sweaters, syndicators, tartars, tatars, tatters, teeters, telecommuters, telemarketers, theaters, theatres, thermometers, tormentors, tractors, traitors, translators, transmitters, transporters, treaters, tutors, typewriters, underwriters, utters, vectors, Venters, victors, violators, visitors, voters, waiters, waters, weightlifters, wildcatters, winters, writers, yachters. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: storeys. | |
| Words within the letters "e-o-r-s-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: oyster, rosets, sorest, stores, storey, stroys, torses, tosser, toyers, tressy, tsores. | |
-2 letters: oyers, rests, roses, roset, rotes, ryots, sores, sorts, store, story, stroy, styes, tores, torse, toyer, tress, treys, troys, tyers, tyres, tyros, yores. | |
-3 letters: eros, erst, ores, orts, oses, oyer, oyes, rest, rets, roes, rose, rosy, rote, rots, ryes, ryot, sers, sets. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-o-r-s-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: destroys, roysters, serosity, stroyers. | |
+2 letters: forestays, overstays, oysterers, prostyles, serotypes, tyrosines, urostyles. | |
+3 letters: astrocytes, botrytises, destroyers, keystrokes, mysterious, oysterings, polyesters, proselytes, skyrockets, soothsayer, strongyles, tyrosinase, youngsters. | |
+4 letters: chrysolites, chrysotiles, discourtesy, dystrophies, erythrosins, frontolyses, heterocysts, heterolyses, heterolysis, hypsometers, phenocrysts, polyestrous, proselytise, proselytism, proteolyses, proteolysis, pussyfooter, pyrolusites, pyrolysates, saprophytes, seismometry, soothsayers, sporophytes, stereoscopy, stereotypes, strenuosity, strenuously, tyrosinases, worthlessly. | |
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