noun Download 🔗Share Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen. Examples : "We grilled shrimps on the barbecue for dinner tonight. " food animal biology ocean fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The flesh of such crustaceans. Examples : "My favorite part of the seafood paella is the shrimps. " food fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, puny or unimportant person. Examples : "Even though he was the CEO's son, everyone at the company treated him like one of the shrimps because he never did any real work. " person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fish for shrimp. Examples : "My uncle earns a living by shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico. " fish action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To contract; to shrink. Examples : "The wool sweater shrimps slightly after being washed in hot water. " body physiology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading