jellyfish
jel·ly·fish
noun \ˈje-lē-ˌfish\Definition of JELLYFISH
1
a : a free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible marginal tentacles studded with stinging cells b : siphonophore c : ctenophore
2
: a person lacking backbone or firmness
Examples of JELLYFISH
- <a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad>
First Known Use of JELLYFISH
1841
Related to JELLYFISH
Related Words: coward, milquetoast, mouse, nebbish, nervous Nellie (or nervous Nelly), pussy [slang], wuss (also wussy); sheep
Near Antonyms: mensch
Rhymes with JELLYFISH
angelfish, anglerfish, archerfish, bony fish, butterfish, candlefish, cuttlefish, damselfish, devilfish, flying fish, guitarfish, John Bullish, ladyfish, lantern fish, lionfish, microfiche, muttonfish, needlefish, overfish, paddlefish, parrot fish, pilot fish, puffer fish, rainbow fish, ribbonfish, silverfish, surgeonfish, triggerfish, zebra fish
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