goldfish

[US]/'gəʊl(d)fɪʃ/
[UK]/'ɡoldfɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. goldfish - a small ornamental fish with a golden or orange color, often kept in aquariums.

Phrases & Collocations

fancy goldfish

goldfish bowl

fantail goldfish

Example Sentences

a goldfish bowl of publicity.

The pond contains a mixture of goldfish and carp.

the album is intriguingly titled “The Revenge Of The Goldfish”.

The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.

Life is like a coil of faker goldfish bumph. You never know what shape you're gonna get.

Why should one goldfish occupy so much valuable space in a serious weekly magazine when hundreds of thousands of goldfish die very week unwept,unhonoured and unsung?

Real-world Examples

Geppetto brings the goldfish along in a bowl.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I mean, nobody ever feeds the station goldfish.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

" People buy a goldfish for their kids on impulse, " he said.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Piranhas are goldfish that have teeth.

Source: Mary and Max Original Soundtrack

He found the goldfish particularly fascinating.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

You've got to carry it around like a goldfish?

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

A goldfish might be a bit too wet to stroke, Happy.

Source: Hi! Dog teacher.

I have two goldfish. They live in a bowl in my living room.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

She commanded Prince Swimbladder to retrieve her magic ring from the goldfish pond.

Source: BBC Bedtime Stories (Video Version)

We had no more dishes, so we were eating cereal out of the goldfish bowl.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

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