English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 148 of 373

fish upverb

To produce or find by fishing.

fish wardennoun

A game warden who protects fish populations.

fish wrapnoun

A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose news reports are considered uninteresting or unreliable and whose editorial opinions are regarded with indifference or disapproval.

fish wrappernoun

Synonym of fish wrap.

fish-and-chippernoun

A chip shop

fish-and-chippynoun

A shop that sells fish and chips.

fish-basketnoun

A basket used by anglers to carry caught fish.

fish-belliedadj

Bellying or swelling out on the underside.

fish-eatingadj

That eats fish; piscivorous.

fish-eating crocodilenoun

Synonym of gharial

fish-eating grinnoun

Euphemistic form of shit-eating grin.

fish-eyedadj

Having eyes like those of fish.

fish-filledadj

Teeming with fish, abounding in fish, full of fish.

fish-goatnoun

A sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish).

fish-hawknoun

Alternative form of fishhawk.

fish-hook theoryname

A Christus Victor theory of atonement associated with Gregory of Nyssa, in which Satan is tricked into accepting Christ's humanity as ransom, thereby being caught by his divinity.

fish-hornnoun

A horn that produces a loud and penetrating sound, used by a fishmonger to announce that the catch is in.

fish-knifenoun

A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.

Fish-skin Tartarnoun

A member of the Nanai people.

fishabilitynoun

The quality or degree of being fishable.

fishableadj

Able to be fished legally

fishapodnoun

Any of several extinct creatures of the subclass Tetrapodomorpha having features both of fish and tetrapods, especially Tiktaalik.

fishbaitnoun

bait for fishing

fishballnoun

A food item made from pulverized fish shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese and Scandinavian cuisine and elsewhere around the world.

Fishbeinianadj

Of or relating to the physician Morris Fishbein (1889–1976).

fishbellynoun

The belly of a fish.

fishberrynoun

The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.

fishboatnoun

A fishing boat.

fishboltnoun

A bolt used to fasten fishplates.

fishbonenoun

A bone from a fish.

fishbone diagramnoun

An Ishikawa diagram.

fishboningnoun

The use of fishbone diagrams.

fishborneadj

Carried by fish

Fishbournename

A village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5592).

fishbowlnoun

Alternative form of fish bowl.

fishboynoun

A boy who catches, prepares, or sells fish.

fishburgernoun

A burger made with fish instead of beef.

Fishburnname

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ364321).

Fishburnename

A surname.

fishcakenoun

A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and seasoning, made into a patty and shallow fried.

fishcamnoun

A webcam used to capture and publish images of fish.

fishcatchernoun

a fisherman; someone who catches fish

fishculturenoun

Synonym of pisciculture.

fishdomnoun

The state of being a fish, or of belonging to the world of fish; fish collectively.

fishedverb

simple past and past participle of fish

fished outadj

Having had all or nearly all its fish caught, so that few or none remain.

fishenadj

Relating to or characteristic of a fish; fishlike

Fishendenname

A surname.

fishernoun

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

fisher catnoun

A North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family.

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