Определение a-fish в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- Darwin fish
- A symbol, portrayed as a fish with legs, used to indicate support for evolution as being the cause of species diversification, rather than the religious Creationist view
- Fish
- A surname, from the common noun fish
- Go Fish
- A card game for children
- I don't eat fish
- Indicates that the speaker does not eat fish
- Jesus fish
- Colloquial name for the ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines
- Siamese fighting fish
- A freshwater fish, scientific name Betta splendens
- abyssal fish
- those fish that live below a depth of 2000 meters
- big fish in a small pond
- One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization
Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.
- bigger fish to fry
- A higher valued result or target to reach
- bigger fish to fry
- A much more pressing issue to attend to
- bony fish
- fish of the class Osteichthyes
- buffalo fish
- Any of several North American freshwater sucker fishes of the genus Ictiobus, similar to carp but having a humped back
- butterfly fish
- any of several brightly colored fishes
- butterfly fish
- flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis)
- butterfly fish
- a chiton, a mollusc of the class Polyplacophora
- butterfly fish
- Exocoetus volitans, a flying fish of the Atlantic
- butterfly fish
- any fish of the family Chaetodontidae
- butterfly fish
- ocellated blenny (Opisthocentrus ocellatus)
- butterfly fish
- Pantodon buchholzi, a small brown fish of western African streams, often found in aquariums
- butterfly fish
- butterfly cod (Pterois volitans)
- cartilaginous fish
- Members of taxonomic class Chondrichthyes which have skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone
- cleaner fish
- Any of many unrelated fish that provide a service to other fish species by removing dead skin and parasites
- cold fish
- A sexual partner who, during copulation, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity
- cold fish
- A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion
You're a cold fish. You have no heart.
- cucumber fish
- A particular fish of Australia, Paraulopus nigripinnis
- discus fish
- Any of three cichlid fish species from the genus Symphysodon, popular as aquarium fishes
- drink like a fish
- To drink alcohol heavily
- feeder fish
- The name for certain types of inexpensive fish commonly fed as live prey to captive animals, such as sharks and turtles
- fighting fish
- A small aggressive freshwater fish originating from Thailand, popular as aquarium fish, Betta splendens
- fish
- Of or relating to fish
It was a fine fish dinner.
- fish
- To attempt to gain
The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments.
- fish
- A woman
- fish
- Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it
- fish
- A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills
God created all the fishes of the world.
- fish
- A period of time spent fishing
The fish at the lake didn't prove successful.
- fish
- To attempt to obtain information by talking to people
The detective visited the local pubs fishing around for more information.
- fish
- A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship
- fish
- To try to catch fish, or to find something else, in (a body of water)
They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body.
- fish
- To attempt to find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects
He was fishing for the keys in his pocket.
- fish
- An easy victim for swindling
- fish
- plural form of fish
We have many fish in our aquarium.
- fish
- The flesh of the fish used as food
The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.
- fish
- An instance of seeking something
Merely two fishes for information told the whole story.
- fish
- To try to catch fish, whether successfully or not
She went to the river to fish for trout.
- fish
- To repair a spar or mast using a brace often called a fish (see NOUN above)
the crew were set to replacing and splicing the rigging and fishing the spars.
- fish
- Any vertebrate that lives in water and cannot live outside it
- fish
- Torpedo
The second and third fish went to the middle of her long superstructure and under her forward deck.
- fish
- A card game in which the object is to obtain pairs of cards
- fish 'n' chips
- Alternative form of fish and chips
- fish and chips
- A meal of fish fried in batter and served with chips (fried potatoes), popular in the United Kingdom
- fish bowl
- a low, broad transparent bowl in which fish are kept in a domestic environment
- fish bowl
- any place that lacks privacy
- fish bowls
- plural form of fish bowl
- fish cakes
- plural form of fish cake
- fish eagle
- A bird of prey species, the fishing eagle Pandion haliaëtus
- fish eagles
- plural form of fish eagle
- fish farm
- A series of tanks, ponds or cages where fish are bred commercially for food, often in seawater
- fish farming
- The commercial activity of operating fish farms
- fish farms
- plural form of fish farm
- fish finger
- A rectangular stick of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling
- fish fingers
- plural form of fish finger
- fish food
- food for fish that are kept in aquaria; sprinkled on the surface of the water
- fish for compliments
- To try to induce someone to make a compliment
He is fishing for compliments.
- fish fry
- A meal, especially a cookout, featuring deep-fried, battered fish
- fish garth
- A dam or weir in a river for raising fish
- fish gigs
- plural form of fish gig
- fish hawk
- the osprey
- fish hawks
- plural form of fish hawk
- fish hook
- The name of the International Phonetic Alphabet /ɾ/ character, used to represent an alveolar tap
- fish hooks
- plural form of fish hook
- fish kettle
- A type of large pan used to steam fish
- fish kettles
- plural form of fish kettle
- fish knives
- plural form of fish knife
- fish ladder
- A structure built on or around dams or locks to faciliate the migration of fish
- fish ladders
- plural form of fish ladder
- fish or cut bait
- To choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide
It's time to fish or cut bait: either we buy this house now, or we must start looking for another one.
- fish out
- To deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water
- fish out
- To search for by rummaging, and then extract (an item from e.g. a container)
- fish out of water
- A person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings
Jim was a fish out of water at college.
- fish pass
- fish ladder
- fish passes
- plural form of fish pass
- fish paste
- Any of several varieties of spread, made from fish with the addition of some cereal, traditionally eaten on toast
- fish ponds
- plural form of fish pond
- fish sauce
- A sauce derived from fish that have been allowed to ferment, used as a condiment
- fish sauces
- plural form of fish sauce
- fish slice
- A kitchen utensil used to turn foodstuffs in a frying pan. Commonly, burgers and omelettes
Would you pass me that fish slice, please; I'm making a mess trying to turn this omelette.
- fish steps
- fish ladder
- fish stick
- A rectangular morsel of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling
- fish sticks
- plural form of fish stick
If you like fish sticks, you must be a gay fish.
- fish story
- An exaggerated or boastful story; a tall tale
- fish supper
- The dish of fish and chips eaten at supper-time
- fish tank
- a container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life
- fish tape
- A long strip of stiff metal, frequently kept on a spool, used to guide or draw wires and cables through a building
The installers attempted to thread the fish tape through the conduit, but were unable to reach around the tight bend in the tube.
- fish to fry
- A matter to attend to
- fish-finger
- Attributive form of fish finger
fish-finger taste.
- fish-knife
- A table knife with spatula-shaped blade designed for eating fish
- fish-knife
- A knife for cutting and serving fish at table
- fish-trap
- A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive
- fly-fish
- To fish using a fly (fishing lure) as bait
- flying fish
- A tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae, having enlarged winglike pectoral fins enabling it to escape predators by taking short gliding flights through the air
- four-eyed fish
- A genus Anableps of fish in the family Anablepidae having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time
- game fish
- like sport fish
- gefilte fish
- A dish of stuffed fish, or of fish cakes in broth
- give a man a fish
- Shortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
- give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed h
- It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them
- have other fish to fry
- To have more important things to do
No, for certain. I have other fish to fry here..
- have to do with the price of fish
- have to do with the price of tea in China
- kettle of fish
- A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable
That is another kettle of fish entirely.
- kettle of fish
- An awkward situation; a predicament
That's a fine kettle of fish, he exclaimed, then turned to his dinner companion. Fine kettle of fish. I'm so hungry even that sounds good, and from the looks of this menu that's probably what I'll get..
- like shooting fish in a barrel
- Absurdly easy
We can put the collection box directly under the chute. It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel.
- mandarin fish
- A freshwater carnivorous fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China
- mandarin fish
- A colorful saltwater fish in dragonet family, Synchiropus splendidus, from the Pacific Ocean
- midshipman fish
- Any of the toadfishes of genus Porichthys, distinguished by photophores and four lateral lines, typically nocturnal, and noted for a hum produced by males during the breeding season
- neither fish nor fowl
- Said of something not easily categorized or not fitting neatly into any established group
- neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
- Alternative form of neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
- neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
- Unsuitable for anyone or anything; unfit for any purpose
- neon fish
- neon tetra
- pilot fish
- A marine fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks
- queer fish
- An odd or eccentric person
- rose fish
- a food fish that lives off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, Sebastes marinus
- rough fish
- fish used for bait or for food
- so long, and thanks for all the fish
- goodbye
- tuna fish
- The flesh of this fish, used as food
- tuna fish
- The tuna or tunny
- tuna-fish
- Attributive form of tuna fish
tuna-fish can.
- plenty of fish in the sea
- (Ev ile ilgili) There are lots of possible boyfriends or girlfriends
- fish
- {n} a class of animals living in water, a timber to strengthen a mast of spar, a machine to hoist the flukes of an anchor
- fish
- {v} to catch fishers, catch by art, sift, fasten
- flying fish
- {n} a small fish which uses its pectoral fins for flight
- be another kettle of fish
- (deyim) If you say that something or someone is a different kettle of fish, you mean that they are completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about
1. Andy was never very interested in school, but Anna, now she was a completely different kettle of fish.
2. I'd driven an automatic for years but learning to handle a car with gears was another kettle of fish altogether.
- fish
- 1- (slang) A new inmate at prison. 2- (slang) A poker player who loses all their money easily
- fish louse
- Balık biti
- fish stock
- Fish stocks are subpopulations of a particular species of fish, for which intrinsic parameters (growth, recruitment, mortality and fishing mortality) are the only significant factors in determining population dynamics, while extrinsic factors (immigration and emigration) are considered to be insignificant
- fish tape
- A tool for pulling cables through inaccessible spaces. A fish tape is a very long metal strip with a hook at the end, which can be used to grab a wire or another fish tape, somewhat like catching fish with a hook on a line
- game fish
- (plural same) a fish caught by anglers for sport, especially (in fresh water) salmon and trout and (in the sea) billfishes, sharks, bass, and mackerel. Compare with coarse fish
- razor fish
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The razor shell, Ensis arcuatus, also called razor clam or razor fish, is a bivalve of the family Solenidae. It is found on sandy beaches in Northern Europe and Eastern Canada, such as Prince Edward Island, where it is most populous in the world. It prefers coarser sand than its relatives E. ensis and E. siliqua
- stinking fish
- a worthless or rotten thing
- x-ray fish
- (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Pristella maxillaris is the only species in the genus Pristella and is commonly known as the golden pristella tetra or X-ray tetra because of its highly transparent body. It is a widely distributed and adaptable fish, being found in coastal rivers of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela in both acidic and alkaline waters. Unlike most other characins, it is tolerant of (and sometimes found in) slightly brackish water. It is small (around 5 cm) and lives in large groups, and males can be distinguished from females by being smaller and thinner than the females. Like most other tetras, it feeds primarily on small insects and planktonic animals