noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sea emperor
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To fish for swordfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Xiphias gladius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scombroid, scombroid fish
5
noun
Meaning 5
flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saltwater fish
History
Etymology
From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
