jellyfish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛlifɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jel′ē fish′)

Inflections of 'jellyfish' (n):
jellyfish
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Jellyfish sometimes wash up on beaches.")
jellyfishes
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Jellyfishes include the Portuguese man-of-war and the lion's mane.")

Collocations for "jellyfish"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "jellyfish" in context.

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jellyfish

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [long, fluorescent, giant, poisonous] jellyfish
  2. jellyfish [by, near, close to] the shore
  3. jellyfish in the [sea, inlet, bay]
  4. got stung by a jellyfish
  5. beware of the jellyfish!
  6. [be careful of, look out for] the jellyfish
  7. [saw, spotted] a jellyfish in [shallow waters, the sea]
  8. the tentacles of the jellyfish
  9. informal: is a [spineless, gutless] jellyfish (of a man)
n as adj
  1. a jellyfish [tentacle, sting]
  2. jellyfish stings can be [fatal, deadly]
  3. got a jellyfish sting [on the beach, in the water]

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