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I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.
Edith Sitwell

Meaning of "eel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EEL

Old English ǣl; related to Old Frisian ēl, Old Norse āll, Old High German āl.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EEL

eel  [iːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eel

Eel

Eels are an order of fish which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and about 800 species. Most eels are predators. The term "eel" is also used for some other similarly shaped fish, such as electric eels and spiny eels, but these are not members of the Anguilliformes order.

Definition of eel in the English dictionary

The first definition of eel in the dictionary is any teleost fish of the order Apodes, such as the European freshwater species Anguilla anguilla, having a long snakelike body, a smooth slimy skin, and reduced fins. Other definition of eel is any of various other animals with a long body and smooth skin, such as the mud eel and the electric eel. Eel is also an evasive or untrustworthy person.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EEL

ee
EE & MP
EEA
EEC
EEG
eejit
EEK
eel-like
eelfare
eelgrass
eelpout
eelworm
eelwrack
eely
EEOC
eerie
eerier
eeriest
eerily
eeriness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EEL

angel
apparel
at the wheel
bel
cancel
channel
Daniel
del
diesel
el
excel
feel
fuel
Gabriel
gel
Handel
hostel
hotel
intel
Israel

Synonyms and antonyms of eel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EEL

Find out the translation of eel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anguila
570 millions of speakers

English

eel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाम मछली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنْكَليس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угорь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enguia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঁকাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anguille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

belut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウナギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뱀장어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Belut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con lươn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலாங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yılanbalığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anguilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

węgorz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вугор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țipar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χέλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EEL»

The term «eel» is very widely used and occupies the 21.416 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eel

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2 QUOTES WITH «EEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eel.
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Graham Joyce
It's just that to a lot of British people George Bush represents the worst of all things American. He's the right-wing Christian crusader, the toxic Texan who refused Kyoto, the poll-cheat eel who undermined democracy on the back of something called 'chads,' a notion we've never entirely grasped.
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Edith Sitwell
I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EEL»

Discover the use of eel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Consider the Eel
A culinary and natural history of the eel follows its life cycle from the Sargasso Sea to the rivers of North America and Europe, touring the eel's economic and gastronomic role throughout the world, in a volume that also includes recipes.
Richard Schweid, 2002
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The Eel
The Fisheries Society of the British Isles provided generous financial support enabling the translation and publication of this book. Written by F-W Tesch; Translated from the German Edition by R. J. White; Edited by J. E. Thorpe
Frederich W. Tesch, John Thorpe, Ray J. White, 2008
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Eel Culture
This new edition of a widely popular book, authored by an expert, sets out in detail the practices in eel culture as developed in Japan and covers all the new techniques and developments which have revolutionised methods in recent years.
Atsushi Usui, 1991
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Eel
In Eel, Richard Schweid chronicles the many facets of these slippery creatures from their natural history to their market value and contemporary consumption to their appearance in art and literature and finally to their present threatened ...
Richard Schweid, 2009
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Ellie & Ollie Eel: A Tale of a Fantastic Voyage
Describes the remarkable journey that eels make from their homes along the coast to the Sargasso Sea in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to mate and produce their young
Suzanne Tate, 1994
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Spawning Migration of the European Eel: Reproduction index, ...
An integrative approach regarding eel maturation requires a combination of ecology and physiology. In this book we included both aspects, and we hope that this will contribute to the restoration of the European eel population.
Sylvie Dufour, Guido van den Thillart, J. C. Rankin, 2008
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Eel on Reef
In eel on reef, Uche Nduka challenges every expectation of an African poet. His unique voice is a heady amalgam of Christopher Okigbo, A.R. Ammons, John Ashbery, Kamau Brathwaite, and that which only Nduka can bring.
Uche Nduka, 2007
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The Book of Eels
What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel.
Tom Fort, 2003
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Eel Pie Island
Dan van der Vat and Michele Whitby tell the story of Eel Pie Island from the Stone Age to The Rolling Stones and beyond, illustrated with a wealth of rare archive images and atmospheric contemporary photography.
Dan Van der Vat, Michele Whitby, 2009
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Theory and Practice of Eel Culture
Eel Culture on a commercial scale was started in Japan in 1880 by Fukube in a pond covering an area of 19,835 m2 in Senda-Arata near the River Fuka- gawa in Tokyo. In 1892 Harada used a pond of 69,422 m2 in Omotoyashiki, Shinko ...
Isao Matsui, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maine Wardens: Bald eagle dies after grabbing lamprey eel, hitting …
Maine Warden Scott Osgood photographed this dead, 31-year-old bald eagle and its prey, a 2½-foot lamprey eel, on April 25 during an ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
2
Incredible moment electric eel KILLS alligator during attack
Footage has been uploaded to YouTube that shows the incredible moment an electric eel kills an alligator as the beast tries to eat it. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Eel Population to Decline if Conservation Measures Not Implemented
The model describes the population dynamics of the eel stock and ... Predictions for the future showed that the viability of European eel is at risk ... «TheFishSite.com, Jul 15»
4
Japan Is Launching An Eel-Flavoured Soda
For all those times we've said to ourselves, "gosh, I could really go for a tall, cold glass of eel juice," a Japanese drinks manufacturer has gone ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
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Eel Electrocutes Alligator: Alligator Bites Off More Than He Can …
At about the 30-second mark, almost immediately after biting the eel, the alligator is shocked and electrocuted. After nearly a full minute, the ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
30 years' know-how pays off with 6lb eel
Steve Pitts has dedicated more than 30 years' fishing just to specimen eels, and he put his vast knowledge of the species to good use when he ... «GoFishing UK, Jul 15»
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Someone in Japan Invented Eel-Flavored Soda for a Refreshing …
According to Rocket News 24, the eel-flavored soda will be produced by Kimura Inryou, a beverage company based in Shizuoka Prefecture. «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»
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Water Speed Affects Eel Migration Behaviour
The European eel, a fish of high cultural, commercial and conservation ... to influence eel behaviour and produce an avoidance response. «TheFishSite.com, Jul 15»
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Southampton Researchers Go with the Flow to Help Protect …
Newswise — New research led by the University of Southampton is paving the way to protect the endangered European eel as they migrate ... «Newswise, Jul 15»
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Catch and release protecting eel stocks
Genesis Energy has come on board to fund the couple's efforts to restore the eel stocks and educate others about the need to make sure as ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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