Rhymes for NEEDLEFISH

• a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus

• deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters

• sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do

• primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

• any of several small sharks

• deep-sea ribbonfish

• fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates

• small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes

• any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces

• the flesh of fish used as food

• the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

• seek indirectly

• catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

• any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

• flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the Northern Hemisphere

• silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the Northern Hemisphere

• meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

• invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

• flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

• large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

• any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth

• To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity

• tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

• small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

• large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets

• any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side

• large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles

• any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

• air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought

• echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

• flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks

• large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night

• a specific feeling of desire

• an expression of some desire or inclination

• (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

• the particular preference that you have

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• make or express a wish

• feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

• order politely; express a wish for

• invoke upon

• a saltwater fish with lean flesh

• large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail

• a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

• a particular item of prepared food

• the quantity that a dish will hold

• a very attractive or seductive looking woman

• directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

• an activity that you like or at which you are superior

• provide (usually but not necessarily food)

• make concave; shape like a dish

• North Atlantic rockfish

• large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico

• male salmon that has recently spawned

• the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae

• among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters

• small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

• fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

• large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre

• large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales

• a brushing or rustling sound

• elegant and fashionable

• move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

• designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

• the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

• event whose occurrence ends something

• (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

• the act of finishing

• come or bring to a finish or an end

• finally be or do something

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• provide with a finish

• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

• cause to finish a relationship with somebody

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• put into print

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• have (one's work) issued for publication

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

• of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people

• of or relating to the English language

• an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

• the people of England

• the discipline that studies the English language and literature

• (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

• very generous

• characterized by extravagance and profusion

• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

• vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

• spicy or savory condiment

• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

• derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

• small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast

• small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts

• small bottom-dwelling dogfishes

• a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

• a small concavity

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

• put in effect

• to gain with effort

• be fond of; be attached to

• indicating a lack of maturity

• of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes or their language

• a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

• light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese

• set up or found

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

• institute, enact, or establish

• bring about

• place

• build or establish something abstract

• use as a basis for; found on

• devoid of good sense or judgment

• having or revealing stupidity

• of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

• the property of being smooth and shiny

• the Slavic language of Poland

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• a preparation used in polishing

• make (a surface) shine

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

• concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

• get lost, as without warning or explanation

• become invisible or unnoticeable

• pass away rapidly

• cease to exist

• decrease rapidly and disappear

• extreme mental distress

• extreme distress of body or mind

• suffer great pains or distress

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable