nounπShareA cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills."Salmon is a fish."animalbiologyfishfoodorganismessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water."The aquarium contained many colorful fish. "fishanimalorganismfoodnaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe flesh of the fish used as food."The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta."foodfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank."My friend and I played a game of fish during our lunch break at school. "gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA woman."My sister is a good fish; she always helps others. "personhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn easy victim for swindling."The new student was a fish, easily tricked into paying for extra tutoring sessions that weren't necessary. "personcharacterbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bad poker player. Compare shark (a good poker player)."My brother is a terrible poker player; he's a real fish. "persongameentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship."The ship's captain used a fish to temporarily strengthen the damaged mast. "nauticalsailingtechnicalstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA purchase used to fish the anchor."The fisherman used a special fish to quickly retrieve his anchor. "nauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA torpedo."The submarine's attack craft was a special kind of fish, designed for swift underwater attacks. "militarynauticalweaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups:"The fish family is a paraphyletic group, encompassing various species of bony fish and cartilaginous fish. "fishorganismanimalbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe thirty-fourth Lenormand card."My tarot reader showed me the fish card, suggesting a time for reflection. "astrologysignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA period of time spent fishing."My grandfather enjoys his weekly fish, spending several hours on the lake. "fishsportactiontimeentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn instance of seeking something."Merely two fishes for information told the whole story."actionjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hunt fish or other aquatic animals."She went to the river to fish for trout."fishanimalfoodactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo search (a body of water) for something other than fish."They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body."actionnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo use as bait when fishing."To catch a trout, he fished a small worm. "fishactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects."He was fishing for the keys in his pocket."actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice."The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments."communicationlanguageactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it."The student tried to fish the ball outside off stump, but missed completely. "sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above)."The ship's captain ordered the crew to fish the broken mast with a strong timber beam. "nauticalsailingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hoist the flukes of."The sailor expertly fished the small boat's sail up the mast. "nauticalsailingfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA counter, used in various games."My brother used five fish to complete the game. "gamenumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading