prawn

prawn is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennae. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palaemon, Palaemonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palaemon serratus. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennae. They mostly belong to the genera Pandalus, Palaemon, Palaemonetes, and Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn is Palaemon serratus.
2. noun. shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
3. noun. any of various edible decapod crustaceans

   Synonyms: shrimp

4. verb. fish for prawns

Synonyms

shrimp

Common word forms

prawns, prawned, prawner, prawning

Words from these letters

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