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fishable

fish·a·ble
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fish-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈfɪʃ ə bəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fish-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈfɪʃ ə bəl/

Definitions of fishable word

  • adjective fishable that may be fished in: nonpolluted, fishable streams. 1
  • adjective fishable lawful to be fished in: a lake that is fishable only with a permit. 1
  • noun fishable (of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally. 1
  • adjective fishable (of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing. 0

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Origin of fishable

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; fish + -able

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Parts of speech for Fishable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fishable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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