ALL meanings of bream
bream
B b - noun bream any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales 3
- noun bream any of various marine fishes 3
- verb bream (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch 3
- noun bream Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist 3
- noun bream a European freshwater cyprinoid fish (Abramis brama) 3
- noun bream any of various porgy fishes (family Sparidae) 3
- noun bream any of a number of freshwater sunfishes, as the bluegill 3
- verb transitive bream to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying heat and then scraping 3
- noun plural bream any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales. 1
- noun plural bream any of various related and similar fishes. 1
- noun plural bream any of several porgies, as the sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis. 1
- noun plural bream any of several freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis. 1
- verb with object bream to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter. 1
- noun bream Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist. 1
- noun bream A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. 0
- noun bream (Britain) A species in that genus, Abramis brama. 0
- noun bream An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. 0
- noun bream A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream. 0
- verb bream (nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping. 0