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fish

fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fish]
    • /fɪʃ/
    • /fɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fish]
    • /fɪʃ/

Definitions of fish word

  • noun plural fish (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals. 2
  • noun plural fish any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales. 1
  • noun plural fish the flesh of fishes used as food. 1
  • noun plural fish Fishes, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Pisces. 1
  • noun plural fish Informal. a person: an odd fish; a poor fish. 1
  • noun plural fish a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, etc. 1

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Origin of fish

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English fis(c)h, fyssh, Old English fisc; cognate with Dutch vis, German Fisch, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fisks; akin to Latin piscis, Irish iasc; (v.) Middle English fishen, Old English fiscian, cognate with Dutch visschen, German fischen, Old Norse fiska, Gothic fiskôn

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Parts of speech for Fish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fish

verb fish

  • troll — to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
  • trawl — Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
  • angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
  • chum — Your chum is your friend.
  • bob — If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.

noun fish

  • beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
  • listel — a narrow list or fillet.
  • pigeon — (not in technical use) pidgin; pidgin English.
  • snood — the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.

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