Synonyms for lobster
ˈlɒb stərlob·ster

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1. lobsternoun

   Synonyms:
   redcoat, lobsterback, cray

2. lobsternoun

   A crustacean of the Nephrodidae family, normally red in colour, with claws, which is used as an expensive seafood.

   Synonyms:
   cray, redcoat, lobsterback

3. lobsternoun

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

   Synonyms:
   lobsterback, cray, redcoat

4. lobsternoun

   An Australian twenty dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

   Synonyms:
   cray, lobsterback, redcoat

Princeton's WordNet

1. lobsternoun

   flesh of a lobster

2. lobsternoun

   any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae

Matched Categories

1. • Decapod Crustacean
   • Shellfish

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1. List of paraphrases for "lobster":

   lobsters, crawfish, locust, hummer, crayfish

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How to use lobster in a sentence?

1. Joey Ciaramitaro:

   The rarest would be like a stark white lobster and we've had like maybe one or two of those, we had one that was split directly down the middle of its shell. Stark, stark white. I nicknamed that one the 'Phantom of the Lobsta'.

2. Mark Kantrowitz:

   The growth in education debt outstanding is like cooking a lobster, The increase in total student debt occurs slowly but steadily, so by the time you notice that the water is boiling, you’re already cooked. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/08/09/student-loan-debt-surpasses-credit-cards/

3. Javier Luque:

   We started looking at these fossils and we found they had what looked like the eyes of a larva, the mouth of a shrimp, claws of a frog crab, and the carapace of a lobster, we have an idea of what a typical crab looks like — and these new fossils break all those rules.

4. Dwight Watkins:

   Nobody is one thing, everybody is complex. A dude can be known as a revolutionary but get pedicures and lobster. People have layers.

5. Alicia Jessop/@rulingsports via AP:

   There are a lot worse things I could be known for, and if that means I get free lobster rolls and bring a little bit of laughter into peoples lives, I think thats a good thing.