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fishy

/ˈfɪʃi/

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noun

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

Examples :

"Salmon is a fish."

animal fish organism food biology nature

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noun

Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.

Examples :

""My daughter learned in science class that a whale is a mammal, not a fishy." "

animal fish organism biology

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noun

The flesh of the fish used as food.

Examples :

"The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta."

food fish animal

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noun

A 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.

Examples :

"My younger brother loves playing fishy at family gatherings. "

game entertainment

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noun

Examples :

"My new neighbor is a kind fishy who always helps with community events. "

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noun

An easy victim for swindling.

Examples :

"The old woman was an easy fishy for the con artist's fake lottery scam. "

person character business

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noun

A bad poker player. Compare shark (a good poker player).

Examples :

"The fishy at the poker game lost all his money. "

game person character entertainment

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noun

A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.

Examples :

"The ship's carpenter used a fishy to reinforce the damaged mast. "

nautical sailing technical

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noun

A purchase used to fish the anchor.

Examples :

"My grandfather used his special fishy to retrieve the anchor from the lake. "

nautical sailing

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noun

Examples :

"The submarine's new fishy is a powerful weapon. "

nautical military vehicle weapon

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noun

A paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups:

Examples :

"The biology textbook explained that "fishy" is an outdated and inaccurate term, as it groups together creatures that aren't all closely related by evolution. "

biology organism animal fish

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noun

The thirty-fourth Lenormand card.

Examples :

"My sister pulled out the Fishy card from her Lenormand deck, and we started to interpret its meaning for our upcoming family vacation. "

astrology sign supernatural

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noun

A period of time spent fishing.

Examples :

"My uncle enjoyed a long fishy every summer in Alaska. "

fish sport time action entertainment

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noun

An instance of seeking something.

Examples :

"Merely two fishes for information told the whole story."

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noun

A counter, used in various games.

Examples :

"Each player received a small plastic fishy to mark their spot on the board game. "

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adjective

Of, from, or similar to fish.

Examples :

"What is that fishy odor?"

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adjective

Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

Examples :

"The way he suddenly offered to pay for everyone's lunch felt fishy; he usually never does. "

attitude character moral

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adjective

Of drag queens: appearing feminine.

Examples :

"The new drag queen at the school talent show had a very fishy performance; she moved so gracefully and her makeup was flawless. "

appearance culture entertainment person sex