Definition of eel

"eel" in the noun sense

1. eel

the fatty flesh of eel an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America large eels are usually smoked or pickled

2. eel

voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

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Quotations for eel

Hold fast an eel with a fig leaf. [ Proverb ]

You cannot hide an eel in a sack. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

As nimble as an eel in a sand-bag. [ Proverb ]

What, is the jay more precious than the lark,
Because his feathers are more beautiful?
Or is the adder better than the eel,
Because his painted skin contents the eye? [ William Shakespeare ]

Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape. [ Proverb ]

He is as much out of his element as an eel in a sand-bag. [ Proverb ]

There is as much hold of his words, as of a wet eel's tail. [ Proverb ]

Who takes an eel by the tail, or a woman at her word, soon finds he holds nothing. [ Proverb ]

I hate a style, as I do a garden, that is wholly flat and regular, - that slides along like an eel and never rises to what one can call an inequality. [ Shenstone ]

eel in Scrabble®

The word eel is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 3

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters eel:

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The 37 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In eel

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eel in Words With Friends™

The word eel is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 4

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters eel:

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The 39 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In eel

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Words containing the sequence eel

Words that start with eel (8 words)

Words with eel in them (246 words)

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