eel

Speech parts

1. eel - Noun

2. eel - Verb

Meaning

An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pike haddock marlin barracuda conger sturgeon gar dogfish cod bobtail blackhead fish bass serpent carp
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Hypernyms

animal fish malacopterygian soft-finned fish

Hyponyms

conger moray elver tuna moray eel conger eel

Phrases with the word

for sand eel rock eel eel-like fish dragon eel eel-pout eel catfish

Examples

I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish. Edith Sitwell

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. Leonardo da Vinci

Marrying means, to grasp blindfolded into a sack hoping to find out an eel out of an assembly of snakes. Arthur Schopenhauer

Cover up the pot, there's an eel in it. Dutch Proverb

If an eel is with fish, he shows his tail; if he is with snakes, he shows his head. Indonesian Proverb

He lords it like an eel in a tub. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

eejut eek eeke eel - lee eel basket eel catfish