FILET
Dictionary entry overview: What does filet mean?
• FILET (noun)
The noun FILET has 3 senses:
1. a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
2. a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
3. lace having a square mesh
Familiarity information: FILET used as a noun is uncommon.
• FILET (verb)
The verb FILET has 2 senses:
1. decorate with a lace of geometric designs
2. cut into filets
Familiarity information: FILET used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FILET (noun)
Meaning:
A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
fillet; filet
Hypernyms ("filet" is a kind of...):
beefsteak (a slice of beef usually cooked by broiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filet"):
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 ("filet" is a part of...):
beef tenderloin (beef loin muscle)
Meaning:
A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
fish filet; fish fillet; filet; fillet
Hypernyms ("filet" is a kind of...):
piece; slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)
Meaning:
Lace having a square mesh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("filet" is a kind of...):
lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
• FILET (verb)
Meaning:
Decorate with a lace of geometric designs
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
filet; fillet
Hypernyms (to "filet" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cut into filets
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
filet; fillet
Context example:
filet the fish
Hypernyms (to "filet" 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
