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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any 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" |
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| Related terms: | aquatic_vertebrate bony_fish spawner northern_snakehead bottom_feeder young_fish mouthbreeder fingerling cartilaginous_fish a._testudineus game_fish food_fish rough_fish Pisces school tail_fin fin fishbone roe lateral_line milt fish_scale | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the 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" |
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| Related terms: | foodstuff food alewife anchovy stockfish trout smelt schrod haddock hake rock_salmon eel salmon shad mullet panfish panfish | |
| 3. | [ verb ] seek indirectly | |
| Synonyms: | angle | |
| Examples: | "fish for compliments" |
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| Related terms: | search | |
| 4. | [ verb ] catch or try to catch fish or shellfish | |
| Examples: | "I like to go fishing on weekends" |
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| Related terms: | catch shark seine angle shrimp crab brail trawl still-fish rail prawn scallop net_fish fishing fishery fishing | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
| Synonyms: | fool chump sucker schlemiel patsy mark fall_guy shlemiel soft_touch mug gull | |
| Related terms: | victim fool absorb gull | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1377 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces | |
| Synonyms: | pisces | |
| Related terms: | person astrology | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from February 19 to March 20 | |
| Synonyms: | Pisces Pisces_the_Fishes | |
| Related terms: | sign_of_the_zodiac | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (cards,games) a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards | |
| Synonyms: | go_fish | |
| Related terms: | card_game | |
| Similar spelling: |
fishy fisheye Fisch Figgs fichu fiasco fix fig fizz Fisk fisc fisa Fike Fiji Figg Fick fice FICA |
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