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- [grils]
- /grɪls/
- /ɡrɪls/
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- [grils]
- /grɪls/
Definitions of grilse word
- noun plural grilse a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time. 1
- noun grilse A salmon that has returned to fresh water after a single winter at sea. 1
- noun grilse a young salmon that returns to fresh water after one winter in the sea 0
- noun grilse a young salmon on its first return from the sea to fresh water 0
- noun grilse A young salmon after its first return from the sea. 0
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Origin of grilse
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English grills, grilles (plural) < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grilse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grilse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
grilse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with grilse
- what is a grilse?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
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