1. oyster
noun. ['ˈɔɪstɝ'] marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters.
Synonyms
- Pinctada margaritifera
- Anomia ephippium
- Placuna placenta
- windowpane oyster
- huitre
- Ostreidae
- Japanese oyster
- pelecypod
- blue point
- seed oyster
- pearl oyster
- saddle oyster
- lamellibranch
- Ostrea gigas
- Virginia oyster
- bluepoint
- capiz
- window oyster
- family Ostreidae
Antonyms
- good fortune
- bad luck
- misfortune
- good luck
Etymology
- ostre (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Oyster Bed
- hilton-head
- widespread
- purebred
- interbred
- thoroughbred
- infrared
- sffed
- retread
- overhead
- overfed
- misread
- misled
- instead
- biomed
- unwed
- unted
- unsaid
- unread
- spread
- sayed
- numed
- imbed
- embed
- behead
- tread
- thread
- szwed
- swed
- stead
- sped
Example sentences of the word oyster-bed
1. Noun Phrase
Walk slowly through the oyster bed to avoid stirring up mud as you walk.
2. oyster
verb. ['ˈɔɪstɝ'] gather oysters, dig oysters.
Synonyms
- gather
- garner
- pull together
Antonyms
- tapenade
- marshmallow fluff
- oleo
- tahini
Etymology
- ostre (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. oyster
noun. ['ˈɔɪstɝ'] a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl.
Synonyms
- helping
- fowl
- bird
- serving
Antonyms
- ratite
- carinate
- give
- undue
Etymology
- ostre (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. oyster
noun. ['ˈɔɪstɝ'] edible body of any of numerous oysters.
Synonyms
- shellfish
- bluepoint
- blue point
- huitre
Antonyms
- decrease
- peanut butter
- hommos
- marge
Etymology
- ostre (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. bed
noun. ['ˈbɛd'] a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
Synonyms
- bunk bed
- cot
- water bed
- deathbed
- four-poster
- trundle bed
- sickbed
- couch
- trundle
- bedframe
- built-in bed
- sleeping accommodation
- chamber
- twin bed
- truckle
- Murphy bed
- bedstead
- bedroom
- plank-bed
- truckle bed
- platform bed
- built in bed
- hammock
- bedchamber
- bunk
- bedroom furniture
- sack
- single bed
- marriage bed
- sleeping room
- camp bed
- double bed
- mattress
- sleigh bed
Antonyms
- undock
- stay in place
- disparage
- stand
Etymology
- bed (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bedd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. bed
noun. ['ˈbɛd'] a plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Synonyms
- flower bed
- plot of land
- flowerbed
- bed of flowers
- seedbed
- plot of ground
- plot
- turnip bed
- asparagus bed
- hotbed
Antonyms
- hire
- straighten
- unscrew
- disjoin
Etymology
- bed (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bedd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. bed
noun. ['ˈbɛd'] a depression forming the ground under a body of water.
Synonyms
- depression
- ocean floor
- Davy Jones's locker
- sea bottom
- natural depression
- bottom
- riverbed
- creek bed
- lake bottom
- Davy Jones
- ocean bottom
- sea floor
- seabed
- streambed
- river bottom
Antonyms
- disarrange
- detach
- uncouple
- malevolence
Etymology
- bed (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bedd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. bed
noun. ['ˈbɛd'] single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.
Synonyms
- tier
- ply
- wall
- artefact
- laminate
- mount
- cushion
- layer
- row
- overlay
- artifact
- backing
- course
- lift
- interlayer
Antonyms
- refuse
- stay
- be well
- lose track
Etymology
- bed (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bedd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. bed
verb. ['ˈbɛd'] prepare for sleep.
Synonyms
- go to sleep
- bunk down
- kip down
- retire
- hit the hay
- bed down
- sack out
- go to bed
- crawl in
- turn in
Antonyms
- turn out
- disclaim
- pack
- dock
Etymology
- bed (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bedd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. bed
noun. ['ˈbɛd'] a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track.
Synonyms
- fundament
- foundation
- foot
- understructure
- railroad bed
- substructure
- groundwork
- roadbed
Antonyms
- husband
- miss
- open
- abstain
Etymology
- bed (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bedd (Old English (ca. 450-1100))