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fish / Fish > 6 senses
NOUN1fishAny of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
2fishThe flesh of fish used as food
3Fish, Pisces(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
4Fish, Pisces, Pisces the FishesThe twelfth sign of the zodiac
VERB1fish, angleSeek indirectly
2fishCatch or try to catch fish or shellfish
fish / Fish > pronunciation
Soundsfih'sh
Rhymesabolish, accomplish, admonish, and 155 more rhymes in ihsh at the HyperDic website...
fish > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills.
Examples"the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish"
Member ofPisces; school, shoal
Partsfish scale; roe; milt; lateral line, lateral line organ; fin; tail fin, caudal fin; fishbone
Narrowerbottom feeder; cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian; fingerling; game fish, sport fish; food fish; rough fish; young fish; mouthbreeder; spawner; northern snakehead; bony fish; climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, A. testudineus
Broaderaquatic vertebrate
Adjectivespiscine
Verbsfish; fish
fish > noun 2, food
MeaningThe flesh of fish used as food.
Examples"in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
Narrowerpanfish; stockfish; anchovy; eel; mullet, gray mullet; alewife; schrod, scrod; haddock; hake; trout; rock salmon; salmon; shad; smelt
Broaderfood
Verbsfish
Fish > noun 3, person
Meaning(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces.
SynonymsPisces
Categoryastrology, star divination
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Fish > noun 4, location
MeaningThe twelfth sign of the zodiac. The sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20.
SynonymsPisces, Pisces the Fishes
Broadersign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
fish > verb 1, contact
MeaningSeek indirectly.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"fish for compliments"
Synonymsangle
Broadersearch, seek, look for
Nounsfish
fish > verb 2, competition
MeaningCatch or try to catch fish or shellfish.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
ModelThe men fish the area for animals; The men fish for animals in the area
Examples"I like to go fishing on weekends"
Narrowercrab; seine; scallop, scollop; rail; brail; angle; shrimp; net fish; shark; trawl; still-fish; prawn
Broadercatch, grab, take hold of
Nounsfish; fishing; fisher; fishery; fish; fishing

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