What part of speech is scallops?

Scallops can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. scallops is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of scallop (infinitive).
  • 2. scallops is a noun, plural of scallop.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does scallops mean?

Definitions

Verb

scallop - fish for scallops
scallop - shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
scallop - decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"
scallop - form scallops in; "scallop the meat"
scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Noun

scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
scallop - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scallop - one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
scallop - thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

Examples of scallops

#   Sentence  
1. noun Scallops were overcooked and the foie gras was cold but the rest of the food was lovely.
2. noun Tom was taken to the emergency room after eating bad scallops.
3. noun I love to eat scallops.
4. noun Scallops are on sale today.
5. noun We decided to try this place last night because we noticed that it had some interesting things on the menu aside from the usual rolls-- live scallop sashimi, duck breast nigiri with foie gras, panko mussels-- but none of these were particularly great or worth the sticker price.
6. noun Double scallop curtains are commonly seen in old theaters.
7. noun Shrimp and scallop pasta tastes so good.
8. noun Double scallop curtains are commonly seen in old theaters.
9. noun Shrimp and scallop pasta tastes so good.
10. verb Scallop the hem of the dress.
11. verb Scallop the meat.
Sentence  
noun
Scallops were overcooked and the foie gras was cold but the rest of the food was lovely.
Tom was taken to the emergency room after eating bad scallops.
I love to eat scallops.
Scallops are on sale today.
We decided to try this place last night because we noticed that it had some interesting things on the menu aside from the usual rolls-- live scallop sashimi, duck breast nigiri with foie gras, panko mussels-- but none of these were particularly great or worth the sticker price.
Double scallop curtains are commonly seen in old theaters.
Shrimp and scallop pasta tastes so good.
Double scallop curtains are commonly seen in old theaters.
Shrimp and scallop pasta tastes so good.
verb
Scallop the hem of the dress.
Scallop the meat.

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