noun
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
Examples
- the shark is a large fish
- in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
noun
the flesh of fish used as food
Examples
- in Japan most fish is eaten raw
- after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
- they have a chef who specializes in fish
noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
Synonyms
Pisces
noun
the twelfth sign of the zodiac
Synonyms
Pisces
Pisces the Fishes
Examples
- the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
verb
seek indirectly
Synonyms
Examples
- fish for compliments
verb
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
Examples
- I like to go fishing on weekends