noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
oyster bed
Oyster card
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fresh
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As this dish contains fresh oysters , eat it as soon as possible - remember, the oysters are not cooked.
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There has long been a taboo on the eating of fresh oysters during the months May through August.
■ NOUN
bed
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Indeed, a dispute over the oyster beds proceeded to the House of Lords in 1883.
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There are few clearings in an elm forest and few vacancies on an oyster bed .
shell
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That contained a sort of hinged plastic oyster shell , which opened to reveal a tiny rubber trampoline: the diaphragm.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hot dog roast/oyster roast etc
the world is your oyster
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After that, the world is your oyster, as they say.
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The world is her oyster but she dreams of being a librarian.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If we eat out my favourite meal is oysters and caviar followed by asparagus with melted butter.
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Long tables with stainless-steel trays held mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, fried oysters and oyster stew.
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Simmer oysters in oyster liquor until oyster edges curl.