1.  fish(n = noun.animal) - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
is a kind of aquatic vertebrate
has parts: fish scale, roe, milt, lateral line, lateral line organ, fin, caudal fin, tail fin, fishbone
is a member of pisces, school, shoal
has particulars: bottom-dweller, bottom-feeder, bottom lurkers, cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian, fingerling, game fish, sport fish, food fish, rough fish, young fish, mouthbreeder, spawner, northern snakehead, bony fish, a. testudineus, anabas testudineus, climbing perch
Derived forms verb fish₂, verb fish₁, adjective fishy₁

2.  fish(n = noun.food) - the flesh of fish used as food; "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"
is a kind of food, solid food
has particulars: panfish, stockfish, anchovy, eel, gray mullet, grey mullet, mullet, alewife, schrod, scrod, haddock, hake, trout, rock salmon, salmon, shad, smelt
Derived form verb fish₂

3.  fish(n = noun.person) pisces - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces;
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

4.  fish(n = noun.location) pisces, pisces the fishes - the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20;
is a kind of house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign

1.  fish(v = verb.contact) angle - seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"
is one way to look for, search, seek
Derived form noun fish₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

2.  fish(v = verb.competition) - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
is one way to catch, grab, take hold of
Derived forms noun fish₁, noun fish₂, noun fisher₁, noun fishery₁, noun fishing₁, noun fishing₂
Sample sentences: The men fish the area for animals ; The men fish for animals in the area

   A counter, used in various games. [1913 Webster]

1.  A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of diverse characteristics, living in the water. [1913 Webster]

2.  An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See Pisces. [1913 Webster]
" The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes), Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians (sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the fishes." [1913 Webster]

3.  The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces. [1913 Webster]

4.  The flesh of fish, used as food. [1913 Webster]

5.  A purchase used to fish the anchor. [1913 Webster]
" Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word; as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied." [1913 Webster]

1.  To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. [1913 Webster]

2.  To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments. [1913 Webster]
"Any other fishing question." [1913 Webster]

1.  To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor. [1913 Webster]

2.  To search by raking or sweeping. Swift. [1913 Webster]

3.  To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

4.  To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n. [1913 Webster]

fish, n. & v.
--n. (pl. same or fishes)
1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in water.
2 any animal living wholly in water, e.g. cuttlefish, shellfish, jellyfish.
3 the flesh of fish as food.
4 colloq. a person remarkable in some way (usu. unfavourable) (an odd fish).
5 (the Fish or Fishes) the zodiacal sign or constellation Pisces.
6 Naut. sl. a torpedo; a submarine.
--v.
1 intr. try to catch fish, esp. with a line or net.
2 tr. fish for (a certain kind of fish) or in (a certain stretch of water).
3 intr. (foll. by for) a search for in water or a concealed place. b seek by indirect means (fishing for compliments).
4 tr. (foll. by up, out, etc.) retrieve with careful or awkward searching.

Idiom:
drink like a fish drink excessively. fish-bowl a usu. round glass bowl for keeping pet fish in. fish cake a cake of shredded fish and mashed potato, usu. eaten fried. fish eagle
1 any large eagle of the genus Haliaeetus, with long broad wings, strong legs, and a strong tail.
2 any of several other eagles catching and feeding on fish. fish-eye lens a very wide-angle lens with a curved front. fish farm a place where fish are bred for food. fish finger Brit. a small oblong piece of fish in batter or breadcrumbs. fish-glue isinglass. fish-hawk an osprey, Pandion haliaeetus. fish-hook a barbed hook for catching fish. fish-kettle an oval pan for boiling fish. fish-knife a knife for eating or serving fish. fish-meal ground dried fish used as fertilizer or animal feed. fish out of water a person in an unsuitable or unwelcome environment or situation. fish-pond (or -pool) a pond or pool in which fish are kept. fish-slice a flat utensil for lifting fish and fried foods during and after cooking. other fish to fry other matters to attend to.

fish, n. & v.
--n.
1 a flat plate of iron, wood, etc., to strengthen a beam or joint.
2 Naut. a piece of wood, convex and concave, used to strengthen a mast etc.
--v.tr.
1 mend or strengthen (a spar etc.) with a fish.
2 join (rails) with a fish-plate.

Idiom:
fish-bolt a bolt used to fasten fish-plates and rails together. fish-plate a a flat piece of iron etc. connecting railway rails. b a flat piece of metal with ends like a fish's tail, used to position masonry.

Derivative:
fishlike adj.

fish, n. a piece of ivory etc. used as a counter in games.

Etymology:
F fiche (ficher; see FISH(2))

N  food, eating, deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination, gluttony, hippophagy, ichthyophagy, (appetite), mouth, jaws, mandible, mazard, gob, chops, drinking, potation, draught, libation, carousal, drunkenness, food, pabulum, aliment, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, sustentation, sustention, nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board, commissariat, prey, forage, pasture, pasturage, fare, cheer, diet, dietary, regimen, belly timber, staff of life, bread, bread and cheese, comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta, grub, grubstake, prog, meat, bread, bread stuffs, cerealia, cereals, viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots, festal board, ambrosia, good cheer, good living, beef, bisquit, bun, cornstarch, cookie, cooky, cracker, doughnut, fatling, hardtack, hoecake, hominy, mutton, pilot bread, pork, roti, rusk, ship biscuit, veal, joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled, remove, entremet, releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince, pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat, pie, pasty, volauvent, pudding, omelet, pastry, sweets, kickshaws, condiment, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, main course, entree, alligator pear, apple, apple slump, artichoke, ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack, atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak, beet root, blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey, chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut, table, cuisine, bill of fare, menu, table d'hote, ordinary, entree, meal, repast, feed, spread, mess, dish, plate, course, regale, regalement, refreshment, entertainment, refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket, breakfast, lunch, luncheon, dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert, potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette, hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal, blowout, light refreshment, bara, chotahazri, bara khana, mouthful, bolus, gobbet, morsel, sop, sippet, drink, beverage, liquor, broth, soup, potion, dram, draught, drench, swill, nip, sip, sup, gulp, wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet, grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail, gin, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates, bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer, Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep, near beer, 2 beer, non- alcoholic beverage, eating house, diner, hippophage, glutton, eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary, cereal, cibarious, dietetic, culinary, nutritive, nutritious, gastric, succulent, potable, potulent, bibulous, omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous, ichthyivorous, omophagic, omophagous, pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous, across the walnuts and the wine, blessed hour of our dinners!, now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?.

N  animal, animal kingdom, fauna, brute creation, beast, brute, creature, critter, wight, created being, creeping thing, living thing, dumb animal, dumb creature, zoophyte, mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, crustacean, shellfish, mollusk, worm, insect, arthropod, microbe, microbe, animalcule, alligator, crocodile, saurian, dinosaur (extinct), snake, serpent, viper, eft, asp, aspick, frog, toad, trout, bass, tuna, muskelunge, sailfish, sardine, mackerel, ant, mosquito, bee, honeybee, tardigrade, spider, biped, quadruped, webfoot, flocks and herds, live stock, domestic animals, wild animals, game, ferae naturae, beasts of the field, fowls of the air, denizens of the sea, black game, black grouse, blackcock, duck, grouse, plover, rail, snipe, horse, cattle, kine, ox, bull, bullock, cow, milch cow, calf, heifer, shorthorn, sheep, lamb, lambkin, ewe, ram, tup, pig, swine, boar, hog, sow, steer, stot, tag, teg, bison, buffalo, yak, zebu, dog, cat, dog, hound, pup, puppy, whelp, cur, mongrel, house dog, watch dog, sheep dog, shepherd's dog, sporting dog, fancy dog, lap dog, toy dog, bull dog, badger dog, mastiff, blood hound, grey hound, stag hound, deer hound, fox hound, otter hound, harrier, beagle, spaniel, pointer, setter, retriever, Newfoundland, water dog, water spaniel, pug, poodle, turnspit, terrier, fox terrier, Skye terrier, Dandie Dinmont, collie, feline, puss, pussy, grimalkin, gib cat, tom cat, fox, Reynard, vixen, stag, deer, hart, buck, doe, roe, caribou, coyote, elk, moose, musk ox, sambar, bird, poultry, fowl, cock, hen, chicken, chanticleer, partlet, rooster, dunghill cock, barn door fowl, feathered tribes, feathered songster, singing bird, dicky bird, canary, warbler, finch, aberdevine, cushat, cygnet, ringdove, siskin, swan, wood pigeon, vermin, varmint, pest, animal, zoological equine, bovine, vaccine, canine, feline, fishy, piscatory, piscatorial, molluscous, vermicular, gallinaceous, rasorial, solidungulate, soliped.

amber fish, anemone fish, angel fish, angler fish, archer fish, balloon fish, band fish, barber fish, basket fish, bellows fish, big fish, biplane flying fish, blennioid fish, bony fish, bottom fish, buffalo fish, bur fish, butterfly fish, carangid fish, cartilaginous fish, characin fish, cichlid fish, cigar fish, clinid fish, clown anemone fish, clupeid fish, cold fish, convict fish, coral fish, crucifix fish, cutlass fish, cyprinid fish, cypriniform fish, fine kettle of fish, fish and chips, fish ball, fish bowl, fish cake, fish chowder, fish doctor, fish duck, fish eagle, fish family, fish farm, fish filet, fish fillet, fish finger, fish fly, fish for, fish fry, fish fuddle, fish genus, fish geranium, fish glue, fish hawk, fish house punch, fish joint, fish knife, fish ladder, fish loaf, fish louse, fish lure, fish meal, fish mousse, fish oil, fish out of water, fish scale, fish slice, fish steak, fish stew, fish stick, fish story, fish tank, flame fish, flashlight fish, flying fish, food fish, four-wing flying fish, fresh fish, freshwater fish, frost fish, gadoid fish, game fish, ganoid fish, gefilte fish, go fish, handsaw fish, jawless fish, kettle of fish, lance fish, lancet fish, lizard fish, lobe-finned fish, lookdown fish, margate fish, may fish, monoplane flying fish, net fish, odd fish, oyster fish, percoid fish, plectognath fish, poeciliid fish, polly fish, poor fish, porcupine fish, pudding fish, rainbow fish, rattail fish, razor fish, rough fish, saltwater fish, sargassum fish, sciaenid fish, scombroid fish, scorpaenid fish, scorpaenoid fish, scorpion fish, sergeant fish, serranid fish, silurid fish, siluriform fish, skillet fish, soft-finned fish, sparid fish, spiny-finned fish, sport fish, stromateid fish, sucking fish, suleah fish, surf fish, teleost fish, tobias fish, tuna fish, tuna fish salad, two-wing flying fish, united states fish and wildlife service, us fish and wildlife service, wolf fish, worm fish, young fish