fillets

Fish without bones

Fillets are boneless cuts of meat or fish, typically flat and uniform in thickness: salmon fillets, chicken breast fillets.

The word also names narrow strips or bands used decoratively in architecture and design.

To fillet is to remove bones from fish or meat: She filleted the trout with practiced hands.

In American English, the t is usually pronounced; in British English and culinary contexts, it's often silent (fil-AY).

fish

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

codCold-water food fish
tilapiaFarmed freshwater food fish
halibutLarge edible flatfish

trout · sole · flounder · snapper · bass · catfish · grouper · perch · monkfish · turbot

meat

tenderloin

Premium, exceptionally soft cut

chickenDomestic fowl for eating
beefBovine meat for eating
porkPig as food

turkey · lamb · veal · duck · sirloin · boneless · skinless · cutlet · escalope · medallion

cooking

sautéed

Cooked quickly in fat

grilledCooked on metal bars
poachedIllegally hunted or taken
pan-friedCooked in shallow fat

battered · baked · broiled · crispy · marinated · seasoned · herbed · buttery · lemony · breaded

woodworking

molding

Decorative architectural edging

trimRemove unwanted edges
routerPacket-forwarding network device
grooveNarrow cut or routine

chamfer · bevel · concave · radius · edge · cabinetmaking · joinery · decorative · corner · rounding

Categories

grill itemssteak, chicken breast, hamburger, sausage, pork chop
pan-friedbacon, fried eggs, hash browns, home fries, pancakes
stair partssteps, treads, risers, handrails, handrail
CAD/CAMCAD, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, drafting, 3D modeling
fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
fish cookingsmoked trout, trout almondine, smoked haddock, fried bass, baked cod

Opposites

bone presence in meat cuts

filletsT-bone steaks

Bone-divided beef cuts

ribs · racks · whole fish · drumsticks · wings

meat cut processing level

filletswhole fish

Unbutchered aquatic creature

smoothness in design/carpentry

filletschamfers

Angled transitional edges

bevels · hard edges · crisp edges

Phrases

filled outBecame fuller in form
filled inSupplied missing information
filled upMade completely full
fish filletDeboned seafood cut
filler wordsMeaningless spoken placeholders
fillet knifeNarrow blade for deboning

Family

filled, filler, fillet, unfilled, fillers, refilled, filleting, filleted

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G