to fish

To ask people for something, often in a formal or persistent way

To try to get something by hinting or not asking directly

Ask someone many questions to get information

To have more important things to do than this matter

A person who is distant and not friendly

A difficult situation that causes trouble

Choose to act now or step aside so someone else can

An important person in a small group who has more power than elsewhere

To have more important things to do now

A situation very different from the one just mentioned

Not clearly one thing or another so people cannot decide what it is

To say that something is completely unnecessary

An informal phrase people say to show surprise or disbelief

People like different things

A funny way to say goodbye when leaving a group

To catch fish with a net

A large sea fish that people often eat fresh, grilled or canned

An important person in a group or organization who has power

A glass box that holds water for keeping live fish

A long thin piece of fish covered in breadcrumbs and fried or baked

A hot meal of fried fish and potatoes often sold to take away

A liquid from oily fish that people take as a health supplement

A meal where people eat fried fish together, often outdoors

A place where people raise fish in tanks or ponds for food

A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four

A traditional Jewish dish of cooked balls made from ground fish mixed with eggs and breadcrumbs

A tropical sea fish with large fins that glides above water

A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat

A slice of fish without bones cut lengthwise for cooking

A small fried patty made from flaked fish mixed with potatoes

A small fake bait made of plastic or metal to attract fish

A situation where many people watch you and you have no privacy

A small flat piece on a fish's body that protects its skin

A clear round container to keep small pet fish

A small table knife with a wide flat blade used for eating fish

A long thin piece of fish covered in breadcrumbs and fried or baked

A dish of fish cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices

A fish that people catch for sport, not for food or money

A US government agency that protects wild animals, fish, and their habitats

Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat

A ground, dried fish product used as fertilizer or animal feed

A fish people catch for fun because it fights when hooked

A small bright freshwater fish often kept in aquariums

A small insect near water whose young are used for fishing bait

A small bright tropical fish that lives among the stinging arms of sea anemones

A sea fish with a pointed body and spines that give a painful sting

A fish that people catch or farm to eat

A fish with a skeleton made mainly of bone, like a salmon or goldfish

A small shelter people use for ice fishing on a frozen lake

A small colorful tropical sea fish with a flat body and wide fins, often near coral reefs

A person who feels out of place in a group

A salad made from canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise and chopped vegetables like celery or onion

A large bird that catches fish and often builds big nests near water

A thick soup made with fish, potatoes, and milk or cream

A set of pools and steps that help fish swim past a dam

A small colorful fish with a thin body and sharp head that lives near coral reefs

A small animal that lives on fish and eats their blood or skin

A deep sea fish with a large mouth and a glowing lure on its head to attract prey

A large hawk that catches fish, for example an osprey

A United States government agency that protects wild animals, plants and their homes

A small, long tropical fish that lives in shallow water and hides in seagrass

A fish that lives near the sea floor, like cod or haddock

A small to medium fish that lives in shallow water near Pacific coast beaches in North America

A bony fish with a jaw that can move and a symmetrical tail, like salmon or goldfish

A restaurant that serves mostly cooked fish and seafood

A person who seems strange to other people

A brightly colored fish with no scales that lives in cold northern waters

A baked loaf of fish mixed with breadcrumbs and seasonings

A colorful freshwater fish from warm regions that people often keep in fish tanks

A thick slice of a large fish cut across the body to cook and eat

A small round piece of fish cooked and eaten as a snack or in soup

A fish whose skeleton is made of soft cartilage not bone

A small fish that lives among oysters and shells in shallow sea water

A fish people do not want to eat, catch, or use as bait

A small, oddly shaped fish that lives among floating brown seaweed

A building where people clean, prepare, store, or sell fish

A fish with thick, fleshy fins that look like small limbs, including living and fossil kinds

Small fish with a glowing light under its eye

A large tropical fish with bold dark stripes that lives near coasts and reefs and is often caught for food

A large bright fish with spiny fins that lives on coral reefs in warm seas

A light creamy dish that blends cooked fish with cream and eggs, often served as a starter

A fish that lives near the shore and makes a croaking sound

A sticky glue made by boiling fish skins and bones for woodworking and bookbinding

A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way

A fish that lives near the bottom of lakes, rivers, or the sea

A fatty oil from fish livers used to give vitamins A and D

A large fresh water fish with a mouth like a sucker from the Mississippi valley

A person who often forgets things and is not careful

Fish like lampreys and hagfish that do not have jaws or paired fins