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Detailed Synonyms for shrimp in English

shrimp:

shrimp [the ~] nom

  1. the shrimp
    the shrimp; the prawn
  2. the shrimp
    – small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible 1
    the shrimp
    – small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible 1
  3. the shrimp
    – any of various edible decapod crustaceans 1
    the prawn; the shrimp
    – any of various edible decapod crustaceans 1
  4. the shrimp
    – disparaging terms for small people 1
    the shrimp; the runt; the half-pint; the peewee
    – disparaging terms for small people 1

shrimp verbe

  1. shrimp
    – fish for shrimp 1
    shrimp
    – fish for shrimp 1

Related Words for "shrimp":

  • shrimps

Alternate Synonyms for "shrimp":


Related Definitions for "shrimp":

  1. small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible1
  2. any of various edible decapod crustaceans1
  3. disparaging terms for small people1
  4. fish for shrimp1

Related Synonyms for shrimp