oystery
oystery noun: a fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.
Noun
oystery (plural oysteries)
- A fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.
Adjective
oystery (comparative more oystery, superlative most oystery)
- Resembling or characteristic of an oyster, especially in color or scent.
- It strolls along her oystery lips, dipping in and pulling out. Now it moves to the back, and just rests its weight against her, like she's the inkpad for his fingerprint. it turns a little to nestle in, sealing against her.2005, Davitt Sigerson, Faithful, page 15
- […] chairs—their horsehair cushions holding that musty, oystery scent country parlors have—there was fat modern furniture in pastel shades surrounding a glass table supported on wrought-iron scrolls.2009, John Updike, The Afterlife: And Other Stories
Forms of oystery
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | oysteries |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more oystery |
| superlative | most oystery |
Origin of oystery
From oyster + -y.
Questions about oystery
- What does oystery mean?
- Oystery means a fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.
- What part of speech is oystery?
- Oystery can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of oystery?
- The plural of oystery is oysteries.
Words near oystery in the dictionary
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