Fishes - English meaning

noun

The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.

Usage examples:

In any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle

verb

Direct or incline at an angle.

Usage examples:

He angled his chair so that he could watch her

noun

A fish hook.

Usage examples:

You will be pleased too, if you find a trout at one of our angles

verb

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.

Usage examples:

The moon cast a pale light over the cottages

noun

Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.

verb

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.

Usage examples:

He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast

verb

Reach inside a receptacle and search for something.

Usage examples:

She delved in her pocket

verb

To search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information

Usage examples:

She delved into her pocket to find some change.

verb

To reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object

Usage examples:

Delve into she delved into her pocket to find some change., delve for i grabbed my bag and delved f…

verb

Do or handle something clumsily.

Usage examples:

She fumbled with the lock

noun

An act of doing or handling something clumsily.

Usage examples:

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

Search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.

Usage examples:

She groped for her spectacles

noun

An act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure.

Usage examples:

She and steve sneaked off for a quick grope

verb

Feel about uncertainly or blindly

verb

Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.

Usage examples:

In the autumn they hunted deer

noun

An act of hunting wild animals or game.

Usage examples:

A bear-hunt

verb

Direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

People were looking at him

noun

An act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.

Usage examples:

Let me get a closer look

exclamation

Used to call attention to what one is going to say.

Usage examples:

‘look, this is ridiculous.’

phrasal verb

To search for something, especially by looking through other things

Usage examples:

She was rooting around in her drawer for a pencil.

phrasal verb

To search for something, especially by looking through other things

Usage examples:

She was rooting around in her drawer for a pencil.

verb

Scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something.

Usage examples:

She scrabbled at the grassy slope, desperate for purchase

noun

An act of scratching or scrambling for something.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrabble of claws behind him

verb

To move your hands or fingers quickly to find and pick up something, esp. something that you cannot see

Usage examples:

She scrabbled around in her bag, trying to find her keys.

verb

Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

I searched among the rocks, but there was nothing

noun

An act of searching for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The police carried out a thorough search of the premises

verb

Look or seek

verb

Attempt to find (something).

Usage examples:

They came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds

verb

Fish with a trawl net or seine.

Usage examples:

The boats trawled for flounder

noun

An act of fishing with a trawl net or seine.

Usage examples:

They had caught two trout on the lazy trawl up-lake

verb

To pull a large net through the sea behind a boat in order to catch fish