FILLET

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 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)

Sense 1

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 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

filet; fillet; fish filet; fish fillet

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

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

Derivation:

fillet (cut into filets)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

fillet; lemniscus

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 narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fillet; taenia; tenia

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 5

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fillet; stopping

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

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

• FILLET (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fillet    ... he / she / it fillets   
Past simple: filleted   
Past participle: filleted   
-ing form: filleting   

Sense 1

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

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

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

Derivation:

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

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