FILLET
Dictionary entry overview: What does fillet mean?
• FILLET (noun)
The noun FILLET has 5 senses:
1. a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
2. a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
3. a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
4. a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
5. fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
Familiarity information: FILLET used as a noun is common.
• FILLET (verb)
The verb FILLET has 2 senses:
1. decorate with a lace of geometric designs
2. cut into filets
Familiarity information: FILLET used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FILLET (noun)
Meaning:
A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
filet; fillet
Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):
beefsteak (a slice of beef 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)
Meaning:
A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
fish fillet; fish filet; fillet; filet
Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):
piece; slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)
Meaning:
A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
lemniscus; fillet
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)
Meaning:
A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
taenia; tenia; fillet
Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):
headband (a band worn around or over the head)
Meaning:
Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stopping; fillet
Hypernyms ("fillet" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
• FILLET (verb)
Meaning:
Decorate with a lace of geometric designs
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
filet; fillet
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
Meaning:
Cut into filets
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
filet; fillet
Context example:
filet the fish
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
