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FILLET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

Synonyms:

fillet; stopping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Synonyms:

fillet; taenia; tenia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):

headband (a band worn around or over the head)

Derivation:

fillet (decorate with a lace of geometric designs)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Synonyms:

fillet; lemniscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):

afferent; afferent nerve; sensory nerve (a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

Synonyms:

filet; fillet; fish filet; fish fillet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):

piece; slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)

Derivation:

fillet (cut into filets)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

Synonyms:

filet; fillet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):

beefsteak (a beef steak usually cooked by broiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fillet"):

Chateaubriand (a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin)

tournedos (thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin)

filet mignon (small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin)

Holonyms ("fillet" is a part of...):

beef tenderloin (beef loin muscle)

Derivation:

fillet (cut into filets)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut into filets

Example:

filet the fish

Synonyms:

filet; fillet

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "fillet" is one way to...):

carve; cut up (cut to pieces)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

fillet (a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish)

fillet (a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Decorate with a lace of geometric designs

Synonyms:

filet; fillet

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "fillet" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

fillet (a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband)

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