sardine

noun/sɑrˈdiːn/

Frequency rank: #17,791 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A small, oily saltwater fish, often sold canned and tightly packed.

Illustration for the English word “sardine”

Example sentence

The commuters were packed in so tightly that each one felt like a canned sardine.

Synonyms & related words

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