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- pronunciation:
- shrImp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
shrimp, shrimps |
| definition 1: |
A shrimp is a small animal that lives in water. It has a thin, hard shell and five pairs of thin legs. Most kinds of shrimp live in the ocean.
People catch shrimp for food, but a lot of shrimp are eaten by whales and fish.
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| definition 2: |
Shrimp is a kind of food. It comes from the sea animal called a shrimp. It is the part of the animal that people can eat.
When we eat shrimp at home, our cat always wants to eat some too!
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shrimps, shrimping, shrimped |
| definition: |
When someone shrimps, they fish for shrimp.
Tim's uncle brought him onto his boat and taught him how to shrimp using a net. |
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