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Squid

noun
/skwɪd/
Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounAny of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
2.nounA fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
3.noun(mildly) A sailor in the Navy.
4.nounA quid; one pound sterling.
"Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie."
5.verbTo fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
6.verb(parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).

Synonyms

calamarycalamarioctopuscuttlefishaxonaxoplasmbloodtoastbobtailbustedsquigglycalm

Rhymes With

goodbidskidquidamidforbidlidkid
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