lobster — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

allergic, fresh, hungry, live, other

VERB + LOBSTER

ate, banqueted, don't, eat, eating, feasted, frozen, like

LOBSTER + NOUN

christmas, night, pot, seafood, steak, tomalley

PREP.

from, in, into, on

ADV.

seldom

Definitions

noun

1

A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.

2

Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:

3

Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:

4

Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:

5

A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).

[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]

verb

1

To fish for lobsters.

adj

1

Red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

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Idioms & Phrases

the world is one's lobster

Intentional misrendering of the proverb "the world is one's oyster".

Example Bank

6

01

[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips,

Wiktionary

02

Have some frozen lobster at any rate.

Tatoeba · #37636

03

Have some lobster at any rate.

Tatoeba · #37667

04

We banqueted on lobster that night.

Tatoeba · #43591

05

I don't want to eat a live lobster.

Tatoeba · #258978

06

The sight of fresh lobster gave me an appetite.

Tatoeba · #269321

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, lobster is marked as slang, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.