noun
1 animal that lives and breathes in water
ADJECTIVE
▪ freshwater , marine , saltwater , sea
▪ cold-water , tropical
▪ aquarium
▪ predatory
▪ farmed
▪ wild
… OF FISH
▪ school , shoal
VERB + FISH
▪ catch , land
▪
He landed a big ~.
▪ breed , farm , have , keep
▪
~ farmed in Canada
▪
He keeps tropical ~.
FISH + VERB
▪ swim
▪ hatch
▪ bite
▪
The ~ aren't biting (= taking the bait) today.
FISH + NOUN
▪ species
▪ eggs
▪ bowl , pond , tank
▪ food
▪ population , stocks
▪
the depletion of ~ stocks
▪ hook
▪ farm
▪ farming
▪ farmer
2 fish as food
ADJECTIVE
▪ fresh
▪ dried , frozen , salted , smoked
▪ fatty , oily
▪ white
▪ raw
▪ fried , grilled
… OF FISH
▪ bit , piece
▪ fillet/filet
VERB + FISH
▪ eat , have
▪ clean , fillet , gut , prepare , skin
▪
I cleaned and filleted the ~.
▪ marinate
▪ bake , cook , fry , grill , poach , steam
FISH + VERB
▪ taste
▪
This ~ tastes funny.
FISH + NOUN
▪ bone
▪ fillet/filet
▪ dish
▪ cake (usually fishcake ) ( esp. BrE ), finger ( BrE ), paste , pie ( BrE ), sauce , soup , stew , stick ( AmE ), stock
▪ oil
▪ market , shop ( BrE )
▪ knife , slice ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ ~ and chips ( esp. BrE )