lob·ster

lob·ster
/ˈlɑːbstɚ/ noun, pl -sters
1 [count] : an ocean animal that has a long body, a hard shell, and a pair of large claws and that is caught for food
2 [noncount] : the meat of the lobster eaten as food

I had lobster for dinner.


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  • lob|ster — «LOB stuhr», noun. 1. a) a sea animal about a foot long with two big claws and eight legs. Its shell turns a bright red when a lobster is boiled for food. Lobsters are crustaceans with compound eyes that grow on thick stalks. b) the flesh of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lob|ster|back — «LOB stuhr BAK», noun. Historical. a redcoat; lobster: »British lobsterbacks burned the original Capitol in 1814 (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lob|ster|ing — «LOB stuhr ihng», noun. the process or business of catching lobsters …   Useful english dictionary

  • lob|ster|man — «LOB stuhr muhn», noun, plural men. a man who catches lobsters for a living or for sport …   Useful english dictionary

  • lob — lob·by·er; lob·by·gow; lob·by·ism; lob·by·ist; lob·by·man; lob·ing; lob·lol·ly; lob·scouse; lob·ster·ling; lob·ster·man; lob·stick; lob·u·lar; lob·u·lar·ia; lob·u·late; lob·u·la·tion; lob·ule; lob·u·lose; lob·u·lus; orec·to·lob·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • ster — ster; ster·co·bi·lin; ster·co·bi·lin·o·gen; ster·co·ra·ceous; ster·co·ral; ster·co·ra·nism; ster·co·ra·nist; ster·co·ra·rii·dae; ster·co·rary; ster·co·ra·tion; ster·co·ric·o·lous; ster·co·rite; ster·cov·o·rous; ster·cu·lia; ster·cu·li·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • lobster — lob·ster …   English syllables

  • lobster — lob•ster [[t]ˈlɒb stər[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) ster, (esp. for kinds or species) sters. 1) ivt any of various large, marine, stalk eyed decapod crustaceans, esp. of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers 2) ivt any of… …   From formal English to slang

  • lobster pot — lob′ster pot n. a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait. Also called lob′ster trap • Etymology: 1755–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • lobster shift — lob′ster shift n. Informal. inf a late night work shift, esp. at a newspaper office. Also called lob′ster trick …   From formal English to slang

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