eel
IPA: ˈiɫ
noun
- Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
- A European eel (Anguilla anguilla).
- Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch.
verb
- To fish for eels.
- To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
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Examples of "eel" in Sentences
- The eels eat small fish in the wild.
- The pond is part of the Eel River watershed.
- The Eel River is the locale for the canoe race.
- The Eel River flows westward through the township.
- The festival takes place along the banks of the Eel River.
- The Eel River is a tributary of the Wabash River in Indiana.
- The school's name refers to the South Fork of the Eel River.
- The pudgy cusk eel is a common fish of deep oceans worldwide.
- The west slopes are drained by the main Eel River and the Rice Fork of the Eel.
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