scollop

1. 1.

   form scallops in

   “scallop the meat”

   Synonymsscallop

   Broaderhollow
2. 2.

   fish for scallops

   Synonymsscallop

   Broaderfish
3. 3.

   shape or cut in scallops

   “scallop the hem of the dress”

   Synonymsscallop

   Broadershape

Other forms of scollop

plural

scollops·

past tense

scollopped·

present participle

scollopping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scollop

What does scollop mean?

scollop means "edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scollop?

scollop has 2 syllables and divides as scol-lop under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for scollop?

Close synonyms include scallop, escallop, cutlet, scallop, escallop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scollop a common word?

scollop is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.