Fish

Fish

Etymology - From Middle English, from Old English fisc. Cognate include Latin piscis.


Noun

Fish (plural: fish or fishes.

1. (Countable) A cold-blooded veterbrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

• Salmon and trout are species of fish.

2. (Uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.

• The seafood pasta had a lots of fish but not enough pasta.

3. (Countable) A period of time spent fishing.

• The fish didn't prove successful.

4. A card game in which the object is to obtain pairs of cards.

5. (Uncountable) (derogatory slang) Women.

6. (Slang): an easy victim for swindling.


Intransitive verb

to fish (fishes, fished, fishing)

1. To try to catch fish, whether sucessfully or not.

• She went to the river to fish for trout.

2. (Followed by about, around, though, etc) To attempt to find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.

• Why are you fishing around my things?

3. (Followed by around) To attempt to obtain information by talking to people.

• The detective visited the local pubs fishing around for more information.

4. (Cricket) Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and missed it.


Synonyms

• Angle, drop in a line
• Rifle, rummage
• Angle

Transitive verb.

1. (Followed by for) To attempt to get hold of (an object) that is among other objects.

• He was fishing for the keys in his pocket.

2. (Figurative, followed by for) To attempt to gain (compliments, etc).


Synonyms

• (Attempt to get hold of (an object) among others): rummage.
• (Attempt to gain (compliments, etc)): angle

Adjective

1. Of or relating to fish.

• A fish dinner.

2. Of or relating to fishing

• A fish hook.

Fishy

Noun

1. Diminutive or childish version of fish.


Adjective

1. Of, from, or similar to fish

• What is that fishy odor?

2. Suspicious, inspiring doubt

• I don't trust him, his claims seem fishy to me.

Fish and chips

1. (Uncountable) A meal of fish fried in batter and served with chips (fried potatoes), popular in the United Kingdom.


Fish Finger (plural fish fingers)

1. (British, Australia) A rectangular finger of fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling.


Synoyms
Fish stick (US)


Fish Supper

Noun phrase

Fish supper (plural fish suppers)

1. (British) The dish of fish and chips eaten at supper-time.


Fish tape

Noun

1. A long strip of metal used to 'fish' electrical wiring through a building.


Starfish

Etymology - star + fish


Noun

Starfish (singular and plural)

1. Any of various echinoderms eith usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everything their stomach.

source: wiktionary