Fischer's slime mushroom
Fischer's slime mushroom

fish


Definition: Meaning of, fish in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪʃ /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
fish fish, fishes
or
  1. [countable] an animal that lives in water, and uses its FIN s and tail to swim
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. [uncountable] the flesh of a fish used as food [↪  seafood]
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. (be/feel) like a fish out of water to feel uncomfortable because you feel you do not belong in a place or situation
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. there are plenty more fish in the sea used to tell someone whose relationship has ended that there are other people they can have a relationship with
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  5. neither fish nor fowl neither one thing nor another
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  6. have other/bigger fish to fry informal to have other things to do, especially more important things
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  7. odd fish/queer fish British English old-fashioned someone who is slightly strange or crazy
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  8. cold fish an unfriendly person who seems to have no strong feelings
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  9. a big fish in a little/small pond someone who is important in or who has influence over a very small area
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym
  • verb
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
fish fished fished
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fishing fishes
  1. [intransitive] to try to catch fish [↪  fishing]
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. [intransitive always +adverb/preposition] informal to search for something in a bag, pocket etc
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. [transitive] to try to catch fish in a particular area of water [↪  fishing]
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. fish for compliments to try to make someone say something nice about you, usually by first criticizing yourself - used to show disapproval
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  5. [intransitive] to try to find out information, without asking directly
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym

Fish


Definition: Meaning of, Fish in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪʃ /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
N/A N/A
  1. astrology a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
    SYNONYM
    Pisces
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
    SYNONYM
    Pisces, Pisces the Fishes
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym

Fish used in phrases

  • Go Fish (noun)
    1. a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service (noun)
    1. an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (noun)
    1. an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution
  • anemone fish (noun)
    1. live associated with sea anemones
  • basket fish (noun)
    1. any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale, Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
  • bellows fish (noun)
    1. small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
  • big fish (noun)
    1. an important influential person
  • biplane flying fish (noun)
    1. having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged
  • blennioid fish (noun)
    1. elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
  • bony fish (noun)
    1. any fish of the class Osteichthyes
  • More

Fish used in phrasal verbs

  • fish out (phrasal verb)
    1. to pull someone or something out of the water
    2. to pull something out of a bag or other container
  • More

most searched words

word of the day

conference call
Pronunciation: ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns kɔːl
Parts of Speech: noun
a telephone call in which several people in different places can all talk to each other
fish and chips