Tropical Definition–adjective | 1. | pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, esp. the humid tropics: tropical flowers. |
| 2. | very hot and humid: a tropical climate. |
| 3. | designed for use in the tropics or in very hot weather (often used in combination): tropical-weight woolens. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to either or both of the astronomical tropics. |
| 5. | pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical. |
–noun | 6. | tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, esp. summer weather. |
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Fish Definition–noun | 1. | any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales. |
| 2. | (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals. |
| 3. | the flesh of fishes used as food. |
| 4. | Fishes, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Pisces. |
| 5. | Informal. a person: an odd fish; a poor fish. |
| 6. | a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, etc. |
| 7. | Cards Slang. an incompetent player whose incompetence can be exploited. |
| 8. | Slang. a dollar: He sold the car for 500 fish. |
| 9. | Slang. a new prison inmate. |
–verb (used with object) | 10. | to catch or attempt to catch (any species of fish or the like). |
| 11. | to try to catch fish in (a stream, lake, etc.): Let's fish the creek. |
| 12. | to draw, as by fishing (often fol. by up or out): He fished a coin out of his pocket for the boy. |
| 13. | to search through, as by fishing. |
| 14. | Nautical. | a. | to secure (an anchor) by raising the flukes. |
| b. | to reinforce (a mast or other spar) by fastening a spar, batten, metal bar, or the like, lengthwise over a weak place. |
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–verb (used without object) | 15. | to catch or attempt to catch fish, as by angling or drawing a net. |
| 16. | to search carefully: He fished through all his pockets but his wallet was gone. |
| 17. | to seek to obtain something indirectly or by artifice: to fish for compliments
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; to fish for information. |
| 18. | to search for or attempt to catch onto something under water, in mud, etc., by the use of a dredge, rake, hook, or the like. |
| 19. | to attempt to recover detached tools or other loose objects from an oil or gas well. |
—Verb phrase| 20. | fish out, to deplete (a lake, stream, etc.) of fish by fishing. |
—Idioms| 21. | drink like a fish, to drink alcoholic beverages to excess: Nobody invites him out because he drinks like a fish. |
| 22. | fish in troubled waters, to take advantage of troubled or uncertain conditions for personal profit. |
| 23. | fish or cut bait, to choose a definite course of action, esp. to decide whether to participate in or retreat from an activity. |
| 24. | fish out of water, a person out of his or her proper or accustomed environment: He felt like a fish out of water in an academic atmosphere. |
| 25. | neither fish nor fowl, having no specific character or conviction; neither one nor the other. |
| 26. | other fish to fry, other matters requiring attention: When it was time to act, they had other fish to fry. |
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Picture Definition–noun | 1. | a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet. |
| 2. | any visible image, however produced: pictures reflected in a pool of water. |
| 3. | a mental image: a clear picture of how he had looked that day. |
| 4. | a particular image or reality as portrayed in an account or description; depiction; version. |
| 5. | a tableau, as in theatrical representation. |
| 7. | pictures, Informal: Older Use. movies. |
| 8. | a person, thing, group, or scene regarded as resembling a work of pictorial art in beauty, fineness of appearance, etc.: She was a picture in her new blue dress. |
| 9. | the image or perfect likeness of someone else: He is the picture of his father. |
| 10. | a visible or concrete embodiment of some quality or condition: the picture of health. |
| 11. | a situation or set of circumstances: the economic picture. |
| 12. | the image on a computer monitor, the viewing screen of a television set, or a motion-picture screen. |
–verb (used with object) | 13. | to represent in a picture or pictorially, as by painting or drawing. |
| 14. | to form a mental picture of; imagine: He couldn't picture himself doing such a thing. |
| 15. | to depict in words; describe graphically: He pictured Rome so vividly that you half-believed you were there. |
| 16. | to present or create as a setting; portray: His book pictured the world of the future. |
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