a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water
a flat plate that is fixed on a beam or across a joint in order to give additional strength
(1808–93), US politician. A Republican, he held many political offices, including governor of New York 1849–50, US senator 1851–57, and US secretary of state 1869–77
a flat plate that is fixed on a beam or across a joint in order to give additional strength
a card game in which each player in turn asks an opponent for a particular card and is told to “go fish” from the undealt deck if denied
a fish of a large class distinguished by a skeleton of bone, and comprising the majority of modern fishes
a species of fish which is used as food by humans, or forms a major part of the diet of a particular predator
a fish caught by anglers for sport, especially (in fresh water) salmon and trout and (in the sea) billfishes, sharks, bass, and many members of the mackerel family
a small deep-bodied predatory freshwater fish, with mottled brownish-green coloration which gives it a leaf-like appearance
fish with dark flesh, such as herring, mackerel, sardine, and pilchard
fresh fish, as opposed to fish which has been frozen, cooked, or dried
a large long-bodied marine fish with a long-based dorsal fin and sharp doglike teeth, which lives in deep waters of the northern hemisphere
a small fish of a kind used in fish pedicures to remove dead or calloused skin
a small oblong piece of flaked or minced fish coated in batter or breadcrumbs and fried or grilled
a series of pools built like steps to enable fish to ascend a dam or waterfall
an aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills:
a Thai and Vietnamese sauce used as a flavoring or condiment, prepared from fermented anchovies and salt
a kitchen utensil with a broad flat blade for lifting fish and fried foods
a fish of warm seas which leaps out of the water and uses its wing-like pectoral fins to glide over the surface for some distance
a fish of the cool temperate waters of the North Pacific, the young of which typically accompany jellyfishes and may feed on their tentacles
a whale, porpoise, or sturgeon caught near the British coast or cast ashore there. In these circumstances they belong to the Crown or, in the Duchy of Cornwall, to the Prince of Wales
a small brightly coloured fish found in shallow tropical seas around reefs. The male often broods the eggs in his mouth
a small fish, especially a striped wrasse, that is permitted to remove parasites from the skin, gills, and mouth of larger fishes, to their mutual benefit
a small labyrinth fish native to Thailand, the males of which fight vigorously. It has been bred in a variety of colours for aquaria
a cosmetic treatment in which one places one’s feet in a tank containing small fish which nibble away dead or calloused skin
a dish of stewed or baked stuffed fish, or of fish cakes boiled in a fish or vegetable broth
a small colourful labyrinth fish that is native to SE Asia and popular in aquaria
a traditional South African dish of fish prepared with onions in a vinegar sauce and flavoured with curry powder, turmeric, and other spices
any of a number of fishes with a horn-like projection on the head:
a small almost transparent freshwater fish with an opaque body cavity. Native to South America, it is popular in aquaria
a small, slender bottom-dwelling fish of the NW Atlantic, with an armour of bony plates and two curved spines on the snout