goldfish

noun/ˈɡoʊldˌfɪʃ/

Frequency rank: #9,740 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a small orange or yellow freshwater fish commonly kept as a pet.

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Example sentence

She won the goldfish at the school fair and kept it in a bowl on her desk.

Synonyms & related words

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