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noun
- A bluefish.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- The ocean; deep waters.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- A blue cheese.
- Sporting colours awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement, such as representing one's university, especially and originally at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England. See also full blue, half blue.
- The far distance; a remote or distant place.
- Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.
- (particle physics) One of the three colour charges for quarks.
- A member of a sports team that wears blue colours; (in the plural) a nickname for the team as a whole. See also blues.
- A person who has received such sporting colours.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible spectrum and one of the primary additive colours.
- A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
- (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party.
- (baseball, slang) An umpire, in reference to the typical dark-blue colour of the umpire's uniform. Sometimes perceived by umpires as derogatory when used by players or coaches while disputing a call.
- (slang) A member of law enforcement.
- The sky, literally or figuratively.
- (British) A type of firecracker.
- (entomology) Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.
- (now historical) A bluestocking.
- A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.
- (slang, uncountable) Risqué or pornographic material.
- (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.
- (uncountable) Blue clothing.
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
- (Australia, colloquial) An argument or brawl.
- used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
- the sky as viewed during daylight
- the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
- any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
- blue clothing
adj
- (UK politics) Supportive of or related to the Conservative Party.
- (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
- (informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.
- (US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party.
- (of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
- (particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.
- (astronomy) Of, dominated by, or shifted toward the higher-frequency, or "bluer", end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Of a blue hue.
- (of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.
- Having a bluish or purplish shade to the skin due to a lack of oxygen to the normally deep-red red blood cells; cyanotic.
- (of a flame) Pale, without redness or glare.
- (Australian politics) Supportive of or related to the Liberal Party.
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- morally rigorous and strict
- used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
- characterized by profanity or cursing
- of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
- causing dejection
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
verb
- (transitive, laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid).
- (ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
- (intransitive, Australia, slang) To fight, brawl, or argue.
- turn blue
noun
- A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
- A leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
- Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna:
- A saurel (Trachurus spp.)
- An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
- A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)
- A threadfish (Alectis spp.)
- A saury (Scomberesocidae spp.)
- An elaterid; a click beetle.
- A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
- A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)
- A runner (Elagatis pinnulatis)
- A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)
- A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
- A butterfish
- able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
- medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
- oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
noun
- (US) A small bluefish.
- Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
- A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
- One who, or that which, snaps.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- (US) Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface.
- (slang, entertainment) A punchline.
- (US) Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
- (slang) The vulva.
- (Ireland, slang) A (human) baby.
- (historical) A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
- (US, informal) The snapping turtle.
- (American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
- (slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
- (US, colloquial) A string bean.
- A stumble, a trip.
- (US politics, historical) A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.
- An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.
- large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
verb
noun
verb
- (figurative, transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
- (ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
- (figurative, transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- adjust to a specific need or market
- create (clothes) with cloth
noun
- (South Africa) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- (by extension) Ellipsis of Christmas elf.
- (fantasy) A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
- (Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
- (folklore) A small, magical creature similar to a fairy, often mischievous, playful, or occasionally helpful.
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
noun
- (Canada, US) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- (informal) A helicopter.
- (baseball) A high-bouncing batted ball.
- A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
- A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
- (slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
- (slang) The penis.
- A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
- (informal, motorcycling) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
- (archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
- A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
- A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
- (electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
- a grounder that bounces high in the air
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- a butcher's knife having a large square blade
- informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
verb
noun
- A young bluefish.
- (historical) A boy working as a navvies' assistant.
- (usually in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.
- The claws of a crab or lobster.
- (Canada, slang, Newfoundland) A mosquito.
- One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs.
- A fish, the cunner.
- (Australia) A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
- One who, or that which, nips.
- (historical) One of the gloves or mittens worn by fishermen to protect their hands from cold and abrasion.
- (British, informal) A child.
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- a young person of either sex
verb
noun
noun
- fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
- A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
- bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
- A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
- (Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
- (Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
- (UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
- (Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
noun
- (South Africa) Any bluefish of the species Pomatomus saltatrix.
- herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
- Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
- bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast
noun
- southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) of waters of the southern hemisphere.
- Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also
- Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:
- longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol), found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
- Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean and locally in the south.
- flesh of very large tuna
- largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
noun
- A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
- a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
- A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.
- A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
- in family Sciaenidae, Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
- (Canada) Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus, syn. Theragra chalcogramma).
- A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
- in family Sillaginidae, smelt-whitings, inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many species of which are commercially important whitefish.
- (US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (silver hake).
- any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
- flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
- flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
- a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
- found off Atlantic coast of North America
verb
noun
- Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)
- A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
- A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
- grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
noun
- A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).
- (countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
- (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
- (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.
- anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
- a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
noun
- important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
- something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
- any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- (slang) A moonshiner.
- A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
- One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
- A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- (colloquial) Raccoon eyes.
- Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
- A brick that is laid on its tallest, thinnest side, with its largest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that this face is wider than it is tall).
- (wine) A bottle of finished wine, without a label.
- One who shines; a luminary.
- (colloquial) A black eye.
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noun
- any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
- Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
- (mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
- White metal coated with silver.
adj
noun
- A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
- A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
- A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.
- (uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
- Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
- any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
noun
- The sablefish.
- (countable) Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
- (countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- (countable and uncountable) A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
- (in the plural, sables) Black garments, especially worn in mourning.
- (countable) An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush.
- (heraldry) A black colour on a coat of arms.
- (countable and uncountable) A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
- marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
- a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
- an artist's brush made of sable hairs
- the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
- a very dark black
adj
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noun
- (fishing, slang) A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
- (uncommon) Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
- (UK, dialect) A chimney cowl.
- (strictly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
- (uncommon, uncountable) Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
- (astronomy) LFBOT: Synonym of luminous fast blue optical transient.
- (mining) A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
- (derogatory, UK, Ireland, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
- (biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- (loosely or informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including steers and calves.
- (US, military, slang) A third-year cadet at West Point.
- a large unpleasant woman
- female of domestic cattle:
- mature female of mammals of which the male is called ‘bull’
verb
noun
- (fishing) An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
- (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
- (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
- (cooking) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
- (uncountable, chess) Ellipsis of blitz chess.
- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
verb
- (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.
- (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.
- (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
- (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
- attack suddenly and without warning
noun
- popular aquarium fish
- A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies.
- (video games, slang) A Molotov cocktail.
- (now chiefly Ireland) A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
- (slang, uncountable) Pure MDMA powder.
- (India, South Asia) Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).
- A bird, the wagtail.
- A mollemoke.
- A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
- (slang) a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
- A molly bolt.
verb
noun
- a California food fish
- largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
- large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
- Gnathanodon speciosus (golden trevally)
- Megalaspis cordyla (torpedo scad)
- Sarda sarda (Atlantic bonito)
- Selar crumenophthalmus (bigeye scad)
- Sarda australis (Australian bonito)
- Trachurus spp. (jack mackerels).
- Carangoides spp. (island jacks)
- Caranx spp. (certain trevallies)
- Alectis indica (Indian threadfish)
- Naucrates ductor (pilot fish)
- Atule (certain scads)
noun
verb
noun
- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- a square rod of land
- (textiles) A frame used to examine cloth.
- A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church.
- (Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
- (figuratively) A position that is overly elevated or haughty.
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- (theater) A platform for lights to be directed at the stage.
- (Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus
- (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda
- (figuratively) A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
- A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
- (UK) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus
- A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
- A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
- (US) Kyphosus azureus
verb
- sit, as on a branch
- cause to perch or sit
- to come to rest, settle
- (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
- (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
- (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
- (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
- (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
noun
- large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
- a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
- (Canada) A senior, noncommissioned appointment in the Army of a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
- (Singapore, plural sergeant majors) An appointment (not a rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or unit.
- Abrota ganga, a butterfly of Southeast Asia.
- (British, plural sergeant majors) An appointment (not a rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
- (US, plural sergeants major) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
- A pintano, (Abudefduf saxatilis), a species of damselfish.
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noun
- Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
- (countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
- (heraldry) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
- (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
- (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- (countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.
- a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
- a light shade of blue
- a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
noun
noun
- A bluefish.
- Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.
- The ocean; deep waters.
- A blue dye or pigment.
- A blue cheese.
- Sporting colours awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement, such as representing one's university, especially and originally at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England. See also full blue, half blue.
- The far distance; a remote or distant place.
- Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.
- (particle physics) One of the three colour charges for quarks.
- A member of a sports team that wears blue colours; (in the plural) a nickname for the team as a whole. See also blues.
- A person who has received such sporting colours.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible spectrum and one of the primary additive colours.
- A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.
- (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party.
- (baseball, slang) An umpire, in reference to the typical dark-blue colour of the umpire's uniform. Sometimes perceived by umpires as derogatory when used by players or coaches while disputing a call.
- (slang) A member of law enforcement.
- The sky, literally or figuratively.
- (British) A type of firecracker.
- (entomology) Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.
- (now historical) A bluestocking.
- A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.
- (slang, uncountable) Risqué or pornographic material.
- (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.
- (uncountable) Blue clothing.
- (in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.
- (Australia, colloquial) An argument or brawl.
- used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
- the sky as viewed during daylight
- the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
- any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
- blue clothing
adj
- (UK politics) Supportive of or related to the Conservative Party.
- (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
- (informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.
- (US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party.
- (of a dog or cat) Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.
- (particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.
- (astronomy) Of, dominated by, or shifted toward the higher-frequency, or "bluer", end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Of a blue hue.
- (of steak) Extra rare; left very raw and cold.
- Having a bluish or purplish shade to the skin due to a lack of oxygen to the normally deep-red red blood cells; cyanotic.
- (of a flame) Pale, without redness or glare.
- (Australian politics) Supportive of or related to the Liberal Party.
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- morally rigorous and strict
- used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
- characterized by profanity or cursing
- of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
- causing dejection
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
verb
- (transitive, laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid).
- (ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.
- (intransitive, Australia, slang) To fight, brawl, or argue.
- turn blue
noun
- A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
- A leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
- Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna:
- A saurel (Trachurus spp.)
- An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
- A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)
- A threadfish (Alectis spp.)
- A saury (Scomberesocidae spp.)
- An elaterid; a click beetle.
- A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
- A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)
- A runner (Elagatis pinnulatis)
- A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)
- A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
- A butterfish
- able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
- medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
- oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
noun
- (US) A small bluefish.
- Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
- A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
- One who, or that which, snaps.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
- The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
- (US) Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface.
- (slang, entertainment) A punchline.
- (US) Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
- (slang) The vulva.
- (Ireland, slang) A (human) baby.
- (historical) A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
- (US, informal) The snapping turtle.
- (American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
- (slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
- (US, colloquial) A string bean.
- A stumble, a trip.
- (US politics, historical) A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.
- An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.
- large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
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- (figurative, transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
- (ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
- (figurative, transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- adjust to a specific need or market
- create (clothes) with cloth
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- (South Africa) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- (by extension) Ellipsis of Christmas elf.
- (fantasy) A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
- (Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
- (folklore) A small, magical creature similar to a fairy, often mischievous, playful, or occasionally helpful.
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
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- (Canada, US) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- (informal) A helicopter.
- (baseball) A high-bouncing batted ball.
- A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
- A rapper who raps in a fast-paced rhyming style.
- (slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).
- (slang) The penis.
- A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
- (informal, motorcycling) A type of road motorcycle, especially as used by biker or bikie gangs.
- (archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
- A kitchen appliance used for chopping various foods, akin to a small food processor.
- A thick mitten, usually with yellow leather on the outside.
- (electronics) Any of various electronic switches used to interrupt one signal under the control of another.
- a grounder that bounces high in the air
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- a butcher's knife having a large square blade
- informal terms for a human ‘tooth’
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- A young bluefish.
- (historical) A boy working as a navvies' assistant.
- (usually in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping.
- The claws of a crab or lobster.
- (Canada, slang, Newfoundland) A mosquito.
- One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs.
- A fish, the cunner.
- (Australia) A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs.
- One who, or that which, nips.
- (historical) One of the gloves or mittens worn by fishermen to protect their hands from cold and abrasion.
- (British, informal) A child.
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- a young person of either sex
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- fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
- A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
- bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
- A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
- (Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
- (Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
- (UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
- (Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
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- (South Africa) Any bluefish of the species Pomatomus saltatrix.
- herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
- Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
- bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast
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- southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) of waters of the southern hemisphere.
- Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also
- Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:
- longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol), found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
- Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean and locally in the south.
- flesh of very large tuna
- largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
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- A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
- a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
- A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.
- A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
- in family Sciaenidae, Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
- (Canada) Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus, syn. Theragra chalcogramma).
- A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
- in family Sillaginidae, smelt-whitings, inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many species of which are commercially important whitefish.
- (US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (silver hake).
- any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
- flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
- flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
- a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
- found off Atlantic coast of North America
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- Any of various kinds of fish with forked tails, as the bluefin driftfish (Psenes pellucidus) or a devilfish (genus Assessor)
- A scissor-tailed flycatcher or Texas bird of paradise (Tyrannus forficatus).
- A dragonfly of the genus Microgomphus.
- grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
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- A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).
- (countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
- (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
- (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.
- anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
- a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
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- important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
- something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
- any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- (slang) A moonshiner.
- A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
- One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
- A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- (colloquial) Raccoon eyes.
- Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
- A brick that is laid on its tallest, thinnest side, with its largest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that this face is wider than it is tall).
- (wine) A bottle of finished wine, without a label.
- One who shines; a luminary.
- (colloquial) A black eye.
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- any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
- Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
- (mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
- White metal coated with silver.
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- A fish, blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae).
- A pretty-faced wallaby (Macropus parryi).
- A catfish of species Dasyloricaria filamentosa.
- (uncountable) A leaf-distorting disorder in the cauliflower, caused by molybdenum deficiency.
- Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
- any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
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- The sablefish.
- (countable) Any other marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana).
- (countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- (countable and uncountable) A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.
- (in the plural, sables) Black garments, especially worn in mourning.
- (countable) An artist's brush made from the fur of the sable, the kolinsky sable-hair brush.
- (heraldry) A black colour on a coat of arms.
- (countable and uncountable) A pelt of fur of a sable or of one of another species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
- marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
- a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
- an artist's brush made of sable hairs
- the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
- a very dark black
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- (fishing, slang) A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
- (uncommon) Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
- (UK, dialect) A chimney cowl.
- (strictly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
- (uncommon, uncountable) Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
- (astronomy) LFBOT: Synonym of luminous fast blue optical transient.
- (mining) A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
- (derogatory, UK, Ireland, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
- (biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- (loosely or informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including steers and calves.
- (US, military, slang) A third-year cadet at West Point.
- a large unpleasant woman
- female of domestic cattle:
- mature female of mammals of which the male is called ‘bull’
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- (fishing) An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
- (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
- (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
- (cooking) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
- (uncountable, chess) Ellipsis of blitz chess.
- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
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- (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.
- (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.
- (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
- (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
- attack suddenly and without warning
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- popular aquarium fish
- A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies.
- (video games, slang) A Molotov cocktail.
- (now chiefly Ireland) A woman or girl, especially of low status or prostitute.
- (slang, uncountable) Pure MDMA powder.
- (India, South Asia) Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).
- A bird, the wagtail.
- A mollemoke.
- A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
- (slang) a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
- A molly bolt.
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- a California food fish
- largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
- large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
- Gnathanodon speciosus (golden trevally)
- Megalaspis cordyla (torpedo scad)
- Sarda sarda (Atlantic bonito)
- Selar crumenophthalmus (bigeye scad)
- Sarda australis (Australian bonito)
- Trachurus spp. (jack mackerels).
- Carangoides spp. (island jacks)
- Caranx spp. (certain trevallies)
- Alectis indica (Indian threadfish)
- Naucrates ductor (pilot fish)
- Atule (certain scads)
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- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- a square rod of land
- (textiles) A frame used to examine cloth.
- A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church.
- (Ghana) Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus
- (figuratively) A position that is overly elevated or haughty.
- Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- (theater) A platform for lights to be directed at the stage.
- (Australia) Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus
- (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda
- (figuratively) A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated.
- Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
- A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.
- (UK) Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus
- A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.
- A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet.
- (US) Kyphosus azureus
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- sit, as on a branch
- cause to perch or sit
- to come to rest, settle
- (intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.
- (transitive, intransitive, textiles) To inspect cloth using a perch.
- (transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.
- (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.
- (intransitive) To sit upon the edge of something.
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- large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
- a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
- (Canada) A senior, noncommissioned appointment in the Army of a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
- (Singapore, plural sergeant majors) An appointment (not a rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or unit.
- Abrota ganga, a butterfly of Southeast Asia.
- (British, plural sergeant majors) An appointment (not a rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
- (US, plural sergeants major) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
- A pintano, (Abudefduf saxatilis), a species of damselfish.
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- Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
- (countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
- (heraldry) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
- (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
- (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- (countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.
- a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
- a light shade of blue
- a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem