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bream 1 (br m, br m)n. pl. bream or breams 1. Any of several European freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, especially A. brama, having a flattened body and silvery scales. 2. A similar fish, especially: a. Any one of various saltwater fishes in the family Sparidae, such as the porgy. b. Any one of various freshwater sunfishes of the genus Lepomis and related genera, such as the bluegill.
[Middle English breme, from Old French, of Germanic origin.] |
bream 2 (br m)tr.v. breamed, bream·ing, breams Nautical To clean (a wooden ship's hull) by applying heat to soften the pitch and then scraping.
[From Middle Dutch brem(e), furze, broom.] |
Bream [briːm]n (Biographies / Bream, Julian (Alexander) (1933 M, English, MUSIC: guitarist, MUSIC: lutenist) Julian (Alexander). born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist bream1 Austral, brim [brɪm]n pl bream, brim1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) white or silver bream a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for sea bream[from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter] bream2vb (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical (formerly) to clean debris from (the bottom of a vessel) by heating to soften the pitch [probably from Middle Dutch bremme broom; from using burning broom as a source of heat]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | bream - flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europefreshwater bream, bream - any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis | | 2. | bream - flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidaesea bream, bream - any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae | | 3. | bream - any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family SparidaeBrama raii, pomfret - deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food porgy - important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide sea bream, bream - flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae | | 4. | bream - any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomiscentrarchid, sunfish - small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed | | Verb | 1. | bream - clean (a ship's bottom) with heatclean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
Translations bream [briːm] N (= sea bream) → besugo m bream [briːm] n → abramide m comune
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