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noun
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
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
- any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
- freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
- (rail transport) A bullhead rail.
- (rare) An obstinate person.
- (Canada, US) The yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis.
- A bullhead shark (Heterodontus spp.).
- (Europe, Asia) Any of various sculpins of the suborder Scorpaenoidei
- (Canada, US) The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus.
- (Canada, US) The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
- (Europe, Asia) The European bullhead, Cottus gobio.
- (horology) A chronograph (watch or stopwatch) with two push buttons arranged like the horns of a bull on the top end of the case, typically with the crown between them.
- (New Zealand) A fish of species Gobiomorphus gobioides.
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
- 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.
noun
- The monkfish.
- (colloquial) A monkey.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- (slang) A judge.
- (historical) A fuse for firing mines.
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
verb
noun
- Young fish; fishlings.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal) Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
- (usually in the plural, fries, US, cooking) A lamb or calf testicle.
- A kind of sieve.
- (Australia, New Zealand, cooking) The liver of a lamb.
- (Ireland, British, cooking) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
- A drain, usually made of brushwood.
- (UK dialectal) The spawn of frogs.
- (usually in the plural, fries, chiefly Canada and US, cooking) A fried piece of cut potato.
- a young person of either sex
verb
- (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
- To make laugh thoroughly.
- (transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
- (transitive, dialectal) To make a brushwood drain.
- (intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
- (transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic), often with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
- (chiefly US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.
- be excessively hot
- cook in hot fat or oil
- kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
noun
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
- important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
noun
- Fishing offal.
- (now dialectal) Diarrhoea.
- (historical, India) A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.
- (India) A small fort.
- (historical, India) The time interval indicated by striking the gurry. Originally, this was twenty-two and a half minutes, but later, under British influence, changed to an hour.
prefix
noun
- Clarotes laticeps (widehead catfish)
- Clarias spp., including Clarias anguillaris, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias agboyiensis, Clarias leviceps
- Protopterus annectens (West African lungfish)
- Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (bagrid catfish)
- All species of Neochanna
- Heterobranchus didorsalis (African catfish)
- Channa striata (striped snakehead)
noun
- Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.
- A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
- A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.
- Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
- An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
- A weaverbird.
- finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
- a craftsman who weaves cloth
noun
- Tandanus tandanus (eel-tailed catfish, freshwater jewfish, dewfish)
- Glaucosoma hebraicum (West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, western jewfish)
- Lateolabrax japonicus (Japanese seabass)
- Argyrosomus regius (meagre)
- Argyrosomus japonicus (silver jewfish, also known as the mulloway jewfish in eastern Australia)
- Stereolepis gigas (black jewfish, Pacific jewfish)
- Johnius australis (bottlenose jewfish)
- Glaucosoma buergeri (Westralian jewfish)
- Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic goliath grouper, spotted jewfish)
- large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
- large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
noun
- The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
- Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack.
- minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
- the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts
verb
noun
- Balistes vetula (Queen triggerfish)
- the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
- An old woman, later especially one who tells old wives' tales.
- Spondyliosoma cantharus (black seabream)
- A species of perciform fish endemic to the temperate coastal waters of Australia (Enoplosus armatus)
- (Scotland) A chimney cap to prevent smoking.
- Certain spot-tail porgies (Diplodus ascensionis, Diplodus helenae)
- Trachinotus goodei (great pompano)
- A wrasse
verb
noun
- A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
- A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
- flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
noun
noun
- Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
- (countable) A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
- (sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- (ichthyology, countable) Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
- (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- (informal, derogatory) An ambulance chaser.
- (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
- (uncountable) Flesh of this animal, consumed as food.
- (UK, university slang, countable) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.
- A person that excels in a particular field.
- (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- (paleontology, loosely) Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
- any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
verb
noun
noun
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
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
- any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
- freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
- (rail transport) A bullhead rail.
- (rare) An obstinate person.
- (Canada, US) The yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis.
- A bullhead shark (Heterodontus spp.).
- (Europe, Asia) Any of various sculpins of the suborder Scorpaenoidei
- (Canada, US) The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus.
- (Canada, US) The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
- (Europe, Asia) The European bullhead, Cottus gobio.
- (horology) A chronograph (watch or stopwatch) with two push buttons arranged like the horns of a bull on the top end of the case, typically with the crown between them.
- (New Zealand) A fish of species Gobiomorphus gobioides.
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
- 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.
noun
- The monkfish.
- (colloquial) A monkey.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- (slang) A judge.
- (historical) A fuse for firing mines.
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
verb
noun
- Young fish; fishlings.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal) Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
- (usually in the plural, fries, US, cooking) A lamb or calf testicle.
- A kind of sieve.
- (Australia, New Zealand, cooking) The liver of a lamb.
- (Ireland, British, cooking) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
- A drain, usually made of brushwood.
- (UK dialectal) The spawn of frogs.
- (usually in the plural, fries, chiefly Canada and US, cooking) A fried piece of cut potato.
- a young person of either sex
verb
- (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
- To make laugh thoroughly.
- (transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
- (transitive, dialectal) To make a brushwood drain.
- (intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
- (transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic), often with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
- (chiefly US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.
- be excessively hot
- cook in hot fat or oil
- kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
noun
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
- important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
noun
- Fishing offal.
- (now dialectal) Diarrhoea.
- (historical, India) A circular gong that was struck at regular intervals to indicate the time.
- (India) A small fort.
- (historical, India) The time interval indicated by striking the gurry. Originally, this was twenty-two and a half minutes, but later, under British influence, changed to an hour.
noun
- Clarotes laticeps (widehead catfish)
- Clarias spp., including Clarias anguillaris, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias agboyiensis, Clarias leviceps
- Protopterus annectens (West African lungfish)
- Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (bagrid catfish)
- All species of Neochanna
- Heterobranchus didorsalis (African catfish)
- Channa striata (striped snakehead)
noun
- Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.
- A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
- A horizontal strand of material used in basket weaving.
- Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
- An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus.
- A weaverbird.
- finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
- a craftsman who weaves cloth
noun
- Tandanus tandanus (eel-tailed catfish, freshwater jewfish, dewfish)
- Glaucosoma hebraicum (West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, western jewfish)
- Lateolabrax japonicus (Japanese seabass)
- Argyrosomus regius (meagre)
- Argyrosomus japonicus (silver jewfish, also known as the mulloway jewfish in eastern Australia)
- Stereolepis gigas (black jewfish, Pacific jewfish)
- Johnius australis (bottlenose jewfish)
- Glaucosoma buergeri (Westralian jewfish)
- Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic goliath grouper, spotted jewfish)
- large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
- large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales
noun
- The young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
- Food prepared from such fish, often deep fried and served as a starter or snack.
- minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
- the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts
verb
noun
- Balistes vetula (Queen triggerfish)
- the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
- An old woman, later especially one who tells old wives' tales.
- Spondyliosoma cantharus (black seabream)
- A species of perciform fish endemic to the temperate coastal waters of Australia (Enoplosus armatus)
- (Scotland) A chimney cap to prevent smoking.
- Certain spot-tail porgies (Diplodus ascensionis, Diplodus helenae)
- Trachinotus goodei (great pompano)
- A wrasse
noun
noun
- Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
- (countable) A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
- (sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- (ichthyology, countable) Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
- (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- (informal, derogatory) An ambulance chaser.
- (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
- (uncountable) Flesh of this animal, consumed as food.
- (UK, university slang, countable) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.
- A person that excels in a particular field.
- (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
- A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
- (paleontology, loosely) Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
- An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
- any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
- A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
- flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night