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sardine
UK /sɑːˈdiːn/ US /sɑɹˈdin/
noun 5verb 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
traditional
VERB + SARDINE
called, fish, oil, throw, use
SARDINE + NOUN
bait, burial, fishermen, stone
PREP.
from, with
Definitions
noun
1
Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coas
They feasted on premium sardines packed in olive oil, as did their hunting dogs, who insisted on joining the meal.
2
Someone packed or crammed into a small space.
They watched bemused as countless sardines disgorged from a railway car that was never designed to hold so many passengers.
verb
1
to fish for sardines
No one on Monhegan says they saw them, but a man sardining says he saw it headed there, or at least some boat with people atop it.
2
to pack or cram together tightly.
Six-foot- four McMichael (a past master at the art of sardining) not only crammed enough clothes for the trip into the mighty midget, but carried a full set of golf clubs and a banjo, as well!
Would it be unbearably elitist to suggest that they would be more enjoyable still if the director removed a row or two of chairs, instead of sardining as many listeners as possible into the intimate music room?
noun
1
carnelian.
2
Dark-brown sard.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe
- pilchard
noun — small fatty fish usually canned
- pilchard
noun — a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
- sard
- sardius
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They feasted on premium sardines packed in olive oil, as did their hunting dogs, who insisted on joining the meal.
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They watched bemused as countless sardines disgorged from a railway car that was never designed to hold so many passengers.
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No one on Monhegan says they saw them, but a man sardining says he saw it headed there, or at least some boat with people atop it.
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Six-foot- four McMichael (a past master at the art of sardining) not only crammed enough clothes for the trip into the mighty midget, but carried a full set of golf clubs and a banjo, as well!
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Would it be unbearably elitist to suggest that they would be more enjoyable still if the director removed a row or two of chairs, instead of sardining as many listeners as possible into the intimate m
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And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
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