salmon
/ˈsɑmən//ˈsælmən/
noun
- 1
One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
- 2
(plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
- 3
The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat.
- 4
Snout (tobacco; from salmon and trout)
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
adjective
- 1
Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.
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