lobster
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- noun
- /ˈlɑːbstər/
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- The tremendous decrease in lobster numbers near shore forced fishermen into deeper coastal waters.
- lobster size
- large lobsters
- small lobsters
So we went from whole lobster to beautiful tail.
- So we went from whole lobster to beautiful tail.
- OK, did you know that lobsters, like, don't die of old age?
- Big crab, big lobster, a big shelled animal on your plate.
- No, like a lobster just bugging out like that.
- But just being treated the way we treat most fish and shrimp and squid and lobsters, they're just things.
- You know, I think lobsters, I'm quite sure that we have like more than one too.
Examples
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So how do they kill the lobster before you cook it?
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OK, did you know that lobsters, like, don't die of old age?
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I mean, a lobster roll without lobster, Not a good idea.
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So we went from whole lobster to beautiful tail.
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Think they got fresh lobsters in today.
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And I'll buy you the biggest lobster you've ever seen when we get together.
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Plus, I got these two giant lobsters staring me in the face.
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Annie, there's a big lobster behind the refrigerator.
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I'm going for lobster!
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For dinner, we enjoyed a delicious lobster that was grilled to perfection.
Synonyms
A large sea animal with two big claws that people eat
A large sea animal with big claws that lives on North America's Atlantic coast
A large edible lobster from the Atlantic coast of North America or its meat
Sea animal with a dark blue shell and big claws found off Europe's Atlantic coast that turns red when cooked
A small lobster often called scampi and eaten as seafood in Europe
A small lobster-like sea animal that people eat for its meat
A slender sea animal with claws found in European waters and eaten as food
Idioms
Compounds
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A large sea animal with a spiny shell and no big claws, often eaten in warm seas
A large sea animal with big claws that lives on North America's Atlantic coast
Sea animal with a dark blue shell and big claws found off Europe's Atlantic coast that turns red when cooked
A type of butter that chefs mix with chopped lobster or lobster flavor to spread on food
A tropical plant from the Americas with poisonous white sap and bright red parts around small yellow flowers
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Etymology
Lobster comes from the old Latin word locusta, meaning 'locust', a word once used for both insects and shellfish because they have hard shells and many legs. So think of a lobster as a 'sea locust', an easy image for a large sea animal with big claws.