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- pronunciation:
- fIsh
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
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fish, fishes |
| definition 1: |
A fish is an animal that lives in water and does not breathe air. Fish have bones inside their bodies and scales on their skin.
Some people keep fish as pets. Tyler used his allowance to buy a new fish for his aquarium.
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| definition 2: |
Fish is a kind of food. It comes from the animal called a fish. It is the part of a fish that people can eat.
Our family loves eating fish, especially salmon and tuna.
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verb |
| inflections: |
fishes, fishing, fished |
| definition 1: |
When people fish, they go to a place like a river or lake and catch fish, or they try to catch fish.
This spot in the river is where many people like to fish.When we go camping, we like to fish on the lake.We fished all afternoon but we didn't catch anything.
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| definition 2: |
When you fish, you search for something or try to find out about something. When you fish for a coin in your pocket, you search with your hand for a coin in your pocket. When you fish for information from someone, you try to get information from them without asking in a direct way.
Randall fished in his bag for his homework, but he soon realized he left it at home. |
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people associated with fishing |
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fisherman |
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some activities involved in fishing |
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boating, casting, sailing, scaling |
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some things used for fishing |
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bait, barb, boat, hook, line, net, pole, rod, spear, tackle |
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some parts of fish |
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bone, fin, gill, mouth, scale, skeleton, tail |
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some actions associated with fish |
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boil, catch, cook, farm, feed, fry, keep, measure, net, observe, release, watch |
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some actions of fish |
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disguise, eat, feed on, hide, prey, propel, swim |
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