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Shrimp

/ʃɹɪmp/

Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.

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📖 Definitions of "Shrimp"

noun

1
Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
2
The flesh of such crustaceans.
3
A small, puny or unimportant person.

verb

1
To fish for shrimp.
2
To contract; to shrink.

🔄 Synonyms of "Shrimp"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
runtnoun	The smallest animal of a litter.
peeweenoun	(informal) A short or small person; a small object.
prawnnoun	A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
half-pintnoun	Half a pint of beer or other drink.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shrimp"

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Word	Definition
prawnnoun	A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
half-pintnoun	Half a pint of beer or other drink.
runtnoun	The smallest animal of a litter.
peeweenoun	(informal) A short or small person; a small object.
mysidnoun	(zoology) Any crustacean of the order Mysida.
crevettenoun	A shrimp.
grasshoppernoun	A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
trawlingnoun	A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines.
legnoun	A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
deveined	Having had the veins removed.
breaded	battered; covered in bread
cocktailnoun	A mixed alcoholic beverage.
squirtnoun	An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
lobsternoun	A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
momnoun	(Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.
barneynoun	A male given name:
kurumanoun	A prawn of species Marsupenaeus japonicus.
pygmynoun	(often capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.
midgetnoun	(derogatory, offensive) A short person.
dwarfnoun	(now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.