English words for 'Alternative form of stonefish.'
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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
- (US, informal) Ellipsis of flathead catfish
- (only "flatheads" as plural) A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
- (only "flatheads" as plural) Synonym of side valve.
- Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
- food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
- pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
noun
- Alternative form of billard (“coalfish”).
- Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.
- A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
- An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
- A short informal letter.
- (figurative) Berth; position.
- (architecture) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
- A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
- A written order to quarter soldiers.
- A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
- A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.
- (heraldry) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
- A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.
- (metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
- (saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
- lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
- a short personal letter
verb
noun
- edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
- (by extension) Food from any aquatic source, including not only salt water but also fresh water.
- Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
noun
- Such fish prepared as food.
- Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
- (British) The upper side of a round of beef.
- (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, informal) Corned beef made with this type of meat.
- small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
noun
- A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
- (programming) A Golang programmer.
- A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
- A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
- Alternative spelling of gofer.
- A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
- a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
- burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
- burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
noun
- A scombroid fish.
- (uncountable) A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
- A rugged range of mountains.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- a Spanish mackerel of western North America
- a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
noun
- (usually uncountable) The fish as food.
- (usually countable) A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.
- found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska
- flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
noun
- A bonefish.
- A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
- (figurative) A reward.
- (US, informal, in the plural) A dollar.
- (countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of this material.
- (slang) An erect penis; a boner.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) A domino or die.
- (figurative) The framework of anything.
- One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.
- Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
- An off-white colour, like the typical colour of bone.
- (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- (American football, informal) The wishbone formation.
- (slang) Clipping of trombone.
- (slang) A cannabis cigarette; a joint.
- One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
- the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
- rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
adj
adv
verb
- (vulgar, slang, usually of a man, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).
- (transitive, slang) To apprehend, steal.
- To put whalebone into.
- To polish boots to a shiny finish.
- (usually with "up") To study.
- (carpentry, masonry, surveying) To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.
- To nag, especially for an unpaid debt.
- To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
- (civil engineering) To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.
- To fertilize with bone.
- study intensively, as before an exam
- remove the bones from
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
- (US, informal) Ellipsis of flathead catfish
- (only "flatheads" as plural) A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
- (only "flatheads" as plural) Synonym of side valve.
- Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
- food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
- pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
noun
- Alternative form of billard (“coalfish”).
- Temporary lodgings in a private residence, such as is organised for members of a visiting sports team.
- A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
- An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
- A short informal letter.
- (figurative) Berth; position.
- (architecture) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
- A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
- A written order to quarter soldiers.
- A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.
- A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.
- (heraldry) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
- A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.
- (metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal.
- (saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
- lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
- a short personal letter
verb
noun
- edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
- (by extension) Food from any aquatic source, including not only salt water but also fresh water.
- Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
noun
- Such fish prepared as food.
- Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
- (British) The upper side of a round of beef.
- (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, informal) Corned beef made with this type of meat.
- small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
noun
- A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
- (programming) A Golang programmer.
- A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
- A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
- Alternative spelling of gofer.
- A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
- a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
- burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
- burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
noun
- A scombroid fish.
- (uncountable) A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
- A rugged range of mountains.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- a Spanish mackerel of western North America
- a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
noun
- (usually uncountable) The fish as food.
- (usually countable) A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.
- found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska
- flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
noun
- A bonefish.
- A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
- (figurative) A reward.
- (US, informal, in the plural) A dollar.
- (countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of this material.
- (slang) An erect penis; a boner.
- (slang, chiefly in the plural) A domino or die.
- (figurative) The framework of anything.
- One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.
- Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
- An off-white colour, like the typical colour of bone.
- (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- (American football, informal) The wishbone formation.
- (slang) Clipping of trombone.
- (slang) A cannabis cigarette; a joint.
- One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
- the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
- rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones
adj
adv
verb
- (vulgar, slang, usually of a man, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).
- (transitive, slang) To apprehend, steal.
- To put whalebone into.
- To polish boots to a shiny finish.
- (usually with "up") To study.
- (carpentry, masonry, surveying) To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.
- To nag, especially for an unpaid debt.
- To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
- (civil engineering) To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.
- To fertilize with bone.
- study intensively, as before an exam
- remove the bones from
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