The Wordsmith Dictionary

fish wife |ˈfiSHˌwīf ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf | ▶noun ( pl. fishwives |-ˌwīvz | ) 1 a coarse-mannered woman who is prone to shouting. 2 archaic a woman who sells fish.

fishy

fish y |ˈfiSHē ˈfɪʃi | ▶adjective ( fishier, fishiest ) 1 of, relating to, or resembling fish or a fish: a fishy smell. 2 informal arousing feelings of doubt or suspicion: I'm convinced there is something fishy going on. DERIVATIVES fish i ly |ˈfiSHəlē |adverb, fish i ness noun

Oxford Dictionary

fish

fish 1 |fɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or fishes ) 1 a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water: the huge lakes are now devoid of fish. • [ mass noun ] the flesh of fish as food. • (the Fish or Fishes ) the zodiacal sign or constellation Pisces. • used in names of invertebrate animals living wholly in water, e.g. cuttlefish, shellfish, jellyfish. • informal a torpedo. 2 [ with adj. ] Brit. informal a person who is strange in a specified way: he is generally thought to be a bit of a cold fish. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line: he was fishing for pike | I've told the girls we've gone fishing . • [ with obj. ] catch or try to catch fish in (a particular body of water ): many of the lochs we used to fish are now affected by forestry. 2 search by groping or feeling for something concealed: he fished for his registration certificate and held it up to the policeman's torch. • try subtly or deviously to elicit a response or some information from someone: I was not fishing for compliments. • [ with obj. ] (fish something out ) pull or take something out of water or a receptacle: the body of a woman had been fished out of the river. PHRASES all's fish that comes to the net proverb you can or should take advantage of anything that comes your way. a big fish an important or influential person: he became a big fish in the world of politics. a big fish in a small pond a person who is important only within the limited scope of a small field or group. drink like a fish drink excessive amounts of alcohol. a fish out of water a person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation. have other (or bigger ) fish to fry have other (or more important ) matters to attend to. like shooting fish in a barrel very easy: picking cultivated berries is like shooting fish in a barrel. neither fish nor fowl ( nor good red herring ) of indefinite character and difficult to identify or classify. there are plenty more fish in the sea used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future. DERIVATIVES fishable adjective, fishlike adjective ORIGIN Old English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water ), fiscian (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen . usage: The normal plural of fish is fish ( a shoal of fish ; he caught two huge fish ). The older form fishes is still used, when referring to different kinds of fish ( freshwater fishes of the British Isles ).

fish

fish 2 |fɪʃ | ▶noun a flat plate that is fixed on a beam or across a joint in order to give additional strength. • a long, slightly curved piece of wood that is lashed to a ship's damaged mast or spar as a temporary repair. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 mend or strengthen with a fish. 2 join (rails in a railway track ) with a fishplate. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from French fiche, from ficher ‘to fix ’, based on Latin figere.

Fish, Hamilton

fish and chips

fish and chips ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dish of fried fish fillets served with chips.

fishbowl

fish |bowl |ˈfɪʃbəʊl | ▶noun a round glass bowl for keeping pet fish in.

fishcake

fish |cake |ˈfɪʃkeɪk | ▶noun a patty of shredded fish and mashed potato, typically coated in batter or breadcrumbs and fried.

fish eagle

fish eagle ▶noun an eagle that catches and feeds on fish. ●Genus Haliaetus, family Accipitridae: two or three species, in particular the white-headed African fish eagle (H. vocifer ).

Fisher

Fish ¦er |ˈfɪʃə | a shipping forecast area in the North Sea off northern Jutland and the mouth of the Skagerrak.

fisher

fish ¦er |ˈfɪʃə | ▶noun 1 a large brown marten valued for its fur, found in North American woodland where it frequently preys on porcupines. ●Martes pennanti, family Mustelidae. 2 archaic a fisherman. ORIGIN Old English fiscere ‘fisherman ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch visser and German Fischer, also to fish 1 .

Fisher, Sir Ronald Aylmer

Fisher, St John

Fisher, St John (1469 –1535 ), English churchman. In 1504 he became bishop of Rochester and earned the disfavour of Henry VIII by opposing his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. When he refused to accept the king as supreme head of the Church, he was condemned to death. Feast day, 22 June.

fisherfolk

fish ¦er |folk |ˈfɪʃəfəʊk | ▶plural noun people who catch fish for a living.

fisherman

fish ¦er |man |ˈfɪʃəmən | ▶noun ( pl. fishermen ) a person who catches fish for a living or for sport.

fisherman bat

fish ¦er |man bat ▶noun another term for bulldog bat.

fisherman's bend

fish ¦er |man's bend ▶noun a knot tied by making a full turn round something (typically the ring of an anchor ), a half hitch through the turn, and a half hitch round the standing part of the rope.

fisherman's knot

fish ¦er |man's knot ▶noun a knot used to join two small ropes by tying an overhand knot in the end of each around the opposite standing part.

fisherman's rib

fisherman's rib (also fisherman knit ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of thick ribbed knitting.

fisherwoman

fish ¦er |woman |ˈfɪʃəwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. fisherwomen ) a woman who catches fish, especially for a living.

fishery

fish |ery |ˈfɪʃ (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. fisheries ) a place where fish are reared for commercial purposes. • a fishing ground or area where fish are caught. • [ mass noun ] the occupation or industry of catching or rearing fish.

fisheye

fish |eye ▶noun 1 (also fisheye lens ) a very wide-angle lens with a field of vision covering up to 180 °, the scale being reduced towards the edges. 2 US informal a suspicious or unfriendly look: Wally gave him the fisheye. 3 a defect in metal causing a spot to stand out brightly against its surroundings.

fish farm

fish farm ▶noun a place where fish are bred for commercial purposes. DERIVATIVES fish farmer noun, fish farming noun

fish finger

fish finger (N. Amer. fish stick ) ▶noun Brit. a small oblong piece of flaked or minced fish coated in batter or breadcrumbs and fried or grilled.

fish hawk

fish hawk ▶noun another term for osprey.

fish hook

fish hook ▶noun see hook ( sense 1 of the noun ).

fishing

fish |ing |ˈfɪʃɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport. PHRASES fishing expedition a search or investigation undertaken with the hope, though not the stated purpose, of discovering information: they worried about an FBI fishing expedition.

fishing cat

fish |ing cat ▶noun a small wild cat found in wetland habitats in India and SE Asia, having a light brown coat with dark spots, a ringed tail, and slightly webbed paws. ●Felis viverrina, family Felidae.

fishing fly

fish |ing fly ▶noun a natural or artificial flying insect used as bait in fishing.

fishing line

fish |ing line ▶noun a long thread of silk or nylon attached to a baited hook, with a sinker or float, and used for catching fish.

fishing pole

fish |ing pole ▶noun N. Amer. a fishing rod, especially a simple one with no reel.

fishing reel

fish ing reel ▶noun a device for winding and unwinding fishing line, designed to be attached to a fishing rod. fishing reels

fishing rod

fish |ing rod ▶noun a long, tapering rod to which a fishing line is attached, typically on a reel.

fish kettle

fish ket ¦tle ▶noun an oval pan for cooking a whole fish.

fish knife

fish knife ▶noun a blunt knife with a broad blade for eating or serving fish.

fish ladder

fish lad ¦der ▶noun a series of pools built like steps to enable fish to ascend a dam or waterfall.

fish louse

fish louse ▶noun an aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills: ● a free-swimming crustacean with a shield-like carapace and a pair of suckers (class Branchiura: several genera, in particular Argulus ). ● an elongated crustacean that becomes permanently attached to the host and typically highly modified (class Copepoda: several orders and numerous species ).

fishmeal

fish |meal |ˈfɪʃmiːl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] ground dried fish used as fertilizer or animal feed.

fishmonger

fish |mon ¦ger |ˈfɪʃmʌŋgə | ▶noun a person or shop that sells fish for food.

fishnet

fish |net |ˈfɪʃnɛt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a fabric with an open mesh resembling a fishing net: [ as modifier ] : black fishnet stockings.

fishplate

fish |plate |ˈfɪʃpleɪt | ▶noun a flat piece of metal used to connect adjacent rails in a railway track. • a flat piece of metal with ends like a fish's tail, used to position masonry.

fish pond

fish pond ▶noun a pond in which live fish are kept.

fish sauce

fish sauce ▶noun a Thai and Vietnamese sauce used as a flavoring or condiment, prepared from fermented anchovies and salt.

fish slice

fish slice ▶noun Brit. a kitchen utensil with a broad flat blade for lifting fish and fried foods.

fish story

fish sto ry ▶noun informal an incredible or far-fetched story.

fishtail

fish |tail |ˈfɪʃteɪl | ▶noun 1 [ usu. as modifier ] an object which is forked like a fish's tail: fishtail battlements. 2 an uncontrolled sideways movement of the back of a motor vehicle: he hit the brake, sending the car into a fishtail that carried him across the street. ▶verb [ no obj. ] [ usu. with adverbial of direction ] (of a vehicle ) make an uncontrolled sideways movement: the vehicle fishtailed from one side of the road to the other.

fishway

fish |way |ˈfɪʃwɛɪ | ▶noun another term for fish ladder.

fishwife

fish |wife |ˈfɪʃwʌɪf | ▶noun ( pl. fishwives ) 1 a coarse-mannered woman who is prone to shouting. 2 archaic a woman who sells fish.

fishy

fishy |ˈfɪʃi | ▶adjective ( fishier, fishiest ) 1 relating to or resembling fish or a fish: a fishy smell. 2 informal arousing feelings of doubt or suspicion: I'm convinced there is something fishy going on. DERIVATIVES fishily adverb, fishiness noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

fish

fish verb 1 we can fish in Putnam's Pond: go fishing, angle, cast, trawl, troll, seine. 2 she fished for her purse: search, delve, look, hunt; grope, fumble, ferret (about /around ), root around /about, rummage (around /about ). 3 I'm not fishing for compliments: try to get, seek to obtain, solicit, angle for, aim for, hope for, cast around /about for, be after. PHRASES fish out I fished my earring out of the cake batter: pull out, haul out, remove, extricate, extract, retrieve; rescue from, save from. WORD LINKS ichthyology the branch of zoology concerned with fish pisciculture the controlled breeding and rearing of fish ichthyophobia fear of fish Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

fisherman

fisherman noun a favorite vacation spot for fishermen: angler, fisher, fisheries worker.

fishing

fishing noun their family activities include tennis and fishing: angling, trawling, trolling, seining, ice fishing, catching fish.

fishy

fishy adjective 1 a fishy smell: fishlike, piscine. 2 round fishy eyes: expressionless, inexpressive, vacant, lackluster, glassy. 3 informal there was something fishy going on: suspicious, questionable, dubious, doubtful, suspect; odd, queer, peculiar, strange; informal funny, shady, crooked, sketchy.

Oxford Thesaurus

fish

fish verb 1 some people were fishing in the lake: go fishing, angle, cast, trawl. 2 she opened her handbag and fished for her purse: search, delve, look, hunt, cast about /around /round; grope, ferret (about /around ), root about /around, rummage (about /around /round ), scrabble, fumble; seek, look high and low. 3 I'm not fishing for compliments: try to get, seek to obtain, solicit; make a bid, angle, aim, cast about /around /round, hope, look; informal be after. PHRASES fish something out they fished him out of the water: pull out, haul out, take out, bring out; remove, extricate, extract, retrieve; rescue from, save from. WORD LINKS fish ichthyo-, pisci- related prefixes fry young fish school, run collective noun ichthyology study of fish pisciculture, mariculture fish farming piscivorous fish-eating ichthyophobia fear of fish Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

fisherman

fisherman noun angler; informal rod; archaic fisher; rare piscator, piscatorian.

fishing

fishing noun they went to sea for a day's fishing: angling, trawling, catching fish. WORD LINKS fishing halieutic relating to fishing Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

fishy

fishy adjective 1 a fishy smell: fishlike, piscine, of fish. 2 she had round fishy eyes: expressionless, inexpressive, vacant, deadpan; dull, lacklustre, wooden, glassy, glassy-eyed. 3 informal there was something fishy about the whole set-up: suspicious, questionable, dubious, doubtful, suspect; odd, queer, peculiar, strange, not quite right; mysterious, murky, dark, shifty, disreputable, underhand; informal funny, shady, crooked, bent, not kosher, off; Brit. informal dodgy; Austral. /NZ informal shonky. ANTONYMS honest, open.

Duden Dictionary

Fisheye

Fish eye Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈfɪʃ |a͜i |das Fisheye; Genitiv: des Fisheyes, Plural: die Fisheyes englisch fish-eye (lens ) Fischauge 2

Fishing for Compliments

Fi shing for Com pli ments Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈfɪʃɪŋ fə ˈkɔmplɪmənt͜s - - …mɛnt͜s |das Fishing for Compliments; Genitiv: des Fishing for Compliments englisch, zu: to fish = fischen; angeln 2 und compliment = Kompliment das Herauslocken einer positiven Reaktion, eines Lobes durch auffallend bescheidene oder negative Selbstdarstellung

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fish

fish /fɪʃ /〖語源は「水中生物」〗(名 )fisher (man ), fishery, fishing 名詞複～, ｟まれ｠～es /-ɪz / (!通例単複同形で用いられる; fishesは種類の違いを表す場合や幼児向けの書物に見られる ) 1 C 魚 , 魚類 ▸ catch four fish [｟まれ｠fishes ]魚を4匹釣る ▸ freshwater [river, sea ] fish 淡水 [川, 海水 ]魚 ▸ a fish bowl 金魚鉢 ▸ fish catches 漁獲量 ▸ All is fish that comes to his [the ] net .｟ことわざ｠網にかかるものはすべて獲物だ ; 「転んでもただでは起きない, 利用できるものは何でも使う」▸ There are plenty more [other ] fish in the sea .｟ことわざ｠機会はまだまだある (!失恋した人などへの慰めの言葉 ) ▸ The best fish smell when they are three days old .｟ことわざ｠良い魚も3日たてば臭う ; 「珍客も3日もたてば鼻につく」.2 U 魚肉 , (食物としての )魚 ▸ eat sliced raw [smoked ] fish 刺身 [薫製した魚 ]を食べる ▸ You may choose meat or fish .肉料理か魚料理を選べます ▸ grill [clean ] fish 魚を焼く [の内臓を取り除く ].3 〖複合語を作って〗魚介類 ▸ a cuttle fish イカ ▸ a shell fish 甲殻類〘エビカニなど〙▸ a jelly fish クラゲ .4 ｟話否定的に｠〖a ～; 修飾語を伴って〗(…な )やつ ▸ a cold fish 冷たいやつ ▸ an odd [a queer ] fish ｟英やや古｠変わり者 .5 〖the Fish (es ); 複数扱い〗〘天〙うお座 (Pisces ).a b ì g f í sh in a l ì ttle [sm à ll ] p ó nd お山の大将 .dr ì nk like a f í sh ｟話｠大酒を飲む .f è ed the f í shes 1 船酔いして吐く .2 おぼれ死ぬ, 魚のえじきとなる .have ò ther [b ì gger ] f í sh to fr ý ｟くだけて｠ほかにもっと大事な仕事がある .like a f ì sh out of w á ter 陸（おか）に上がったカッパのように [な ]; 居心地の悪い .n è ed A like a f í sh n è eds a b í cycle ｟話｠〈人が〉Aなどまったく必要ない .n è ither f í sh nor f ó wl 訳のわからない, 得体の知れない .shooting f ì sh in a b á rrel (競争などで )勝ち目のないこと .動詞～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 ｟くだけて｠ «…から » 〈物など〉を捜し出す, 引っぱり出す (out ) «from , out of » ▸ fish out a map from one's backpack バックパックから地図を取り出す ▸ fish a secret from [out of ] A A 〈人〉から秘密を探り出す .2 ｟かたく｠〈川海など〉で魚を捕る; 〈魚エビカニなど〉を捕る, 釣る (!catch fishの方が普通 ) .自動詞 1 «…を求めて » (網などで )漁をする, 釣りをする «for » ▸ fish for salmon in the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋でサケ漁をする ▸ go fishing in [╳to ] a pond 池に釣りに行く .2 «…がないか » (手探りで )探す (about , around ) «for » ▸ fish around in one's bag for cigarettes タバコがないかバッグの中を手探りで捜す f í sh for A 1 ↑自動詞 1 , 2 .2 〖通例進行形で〗(それとなく )A 〈情報など〉を言わせる, 引き出す, 探り出す ▸ fish for compliments お世辞を言うよう仕向ける ▸ fish for information 情報を聞き出す .f ì sh A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 A 〈物など〉を水中から引き上げる .2 ↑他動詞 1 .～̀ and ch í ps フィッシュアンドチップス〘白身魚フライにポテトフライを添えた, 英国の代表的大衆料理〙.～̀ and ch í p sh ò p テイクアウト屋〘フィッシュアンドチップス以外の物も売っている〙.～́ c à ke [b à ll ]フィッシュケーキ〘魚肉だんごのフライ〙.～́ è agle 〘鳥〙ミサゴ (osprey ).～́ f à rm 養殖場 .～́ f à rming 養殖 .～̀ f í nger ｟主に英｠フィッシュフィンガー〘棒状になった魚のフライ〙.～́ fr ỳ (資金集めのため )野外で魚フライを食べるイベント ; 魚のフライ .～́ h à wk 〘鳥〙＝fish eagle .～́ k è ttle 魚料理用の長円形のなべ .～́ kn ì fe 魚料理用ナイフ .～́ m à rket 魚市場 .～̀ m é al 魚粉 .～́ p ò acher 魚を煮るためのなべ .～́ p ò le ＝fishing rod .～́ sc à ler うろこ落とし .～́ sl ì ce ｟英｠フライ返し (｟米｠(slotted ) spatula ).～́ st ì ck ｟主に米｠＝fish finger .～́ st ò ry ｟米くだけて｠荒唐無稽な話, ほら話 (!釣り人の自慢話から ) .

fishbowl

f í sh b ò wl 名詞 C 1 金魚鉢 .2 (どこからでも見える )ガラス張りの場所 [状態 ] (!プライバシーのないことを示す ) .l ì ve in a f í shbowl プライバシーのない生活をする .

fisher

f í sh er 名詞 1 C 漁夫 .2 C 魚を取る動物 ; 〘動〙フィッシャー〘北米産のテンの類〙; U フィッシャーの毛皮 .

fisherman

fish er man /fɪ́ʃə r mən /→fish 名詞複 -men /-mən /C 1 漁師 , 漁夫 (｟男女共用｠fisher ).2 (趣味の )釣り人 (｟男女共用｠angler ).3 漁船 (!性差別につながるのでfishing boatを用いる方がよい ) .F ì sherman's Wh á rf フィッシャーマンズウォーフ〘漁船が集まる埠頭（ふとう）; San Franciscoのものが有名〙.

fishery

fish er y /fɪ́ʃ (ə )ri /→fish 名詞複 -ies /-iz /1 C 〖通例 -ies 〗漁場 ; 養殖場 ▸ pearl [oyster ] fisheries 真珠 [カキ ]養殖場 .2 U 漁業, 水産業 ; 水産学 .3 C 水産会社 .4 U 漁業権 .

fish-eye lens

f ì sh-eye l é ns 名詞 C 〘写〙魚眼レンズ .

fishhook

f í sh h ò ok 名詞 C 釣り針 (hook ).

fishing

fish ing /fɪ́ʃɪŋ /→fish 名詞複～s /-z /1 U 魚釣り , 魚捕り ; 漁業, 漁 (!日本語のフィッシングは趣味としての魚釣りにのみ用いるが, 英語は職業としての漁獲まで含む ) ▸ go salmon fishing ≒go fishing for salmon サケを釣りに行く (→go 1 自動詞 4a )▸ a fishing village 漁村 .2 C 漁場, 釣り場 .3 U 漁業 [漁獲 ]権 .be on a f í shing è xpedition ｟米｠〈人が〉秘密情報を探り出そうとしている .～́ b ò at 漁船, 釣り船 .～́ f à rming (魚の )養殖 .～́ gr ò und 漁場 .～́ l ì ne 釣り糸 (fishline ).～́ n è t 漁網 .～́ r ò d [p ò le ]釣りざお .～́ sm à ck 漁船, (特に北海方面の )タラ漁船 .～́ t à ckle 釣り道具 .

fishline

f í sh l ì ne 名詞＝fishing line .

fishmonger

fish monger /fɪ́ʃmʌ̀ŋɡə r /名詞 C ｟主に英｠魚屋 (!店主店員をさす; 店 (舗 )はfishmonger's ) .

fishnet

f í sh n è t 名詞 C U 魚網 .形容詞〖名詞の前で〗粗い網目の〈衣類〉.～̀ st ó ckings [t í ghts ]網目のストッキング [タイツ ].

fishpond

f í sh p ò nd 名詞 C 養魚池, いけす .

fishtail

f í sh t à il 動詞自動詞〈自動車などが〉 (スリップなどで )尻（しり）を振る ; 〈航空機が〉 (着陸後に減速のため )尾翼を左右にすばやく振る .名詞 C 形容詞魚の尾 (のような ).

fishwife

f í sh w ì fe 名詞複 -wives C ｟主に英｠1 ｟否定的に｠(怒りっぽく )がみがみ言う女 ; 口ぎたない女 .2 ｟やや古｠魚売りの女 .

fishy

fish y /fɪ́ʃi /形容詞 1 ｟くだけて｠うさんくさい, 疑わしい .2 魚くさい ; 魚の (ような )におい [味 ]のする ; 魚の多い .sm è ll f í shy うさんくさい, 眉唾（まゆつば）である .