Definitions for minnow

minnow min·now

Spelling: [min-oh]
IPA: /ˈmɪn oʊ/

Minnow is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 53 anagrams from letters in minnow (imnnow).

Definitions for minnow

noun

  1. a small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.
  2. any other fish of the family Cyprinidae, including the carps, goldfishes, and daces.
  3. any of various unrelated, small fishes.
  4. a person or thing that is comparatively small or insignificant.

Origin of minnow

1325-75; Middle English minwe, Old English *mynwe (feminine) for myne (masculine); cognate with Old High German munewa kind of fish

Examples for minnow

The little loop was still on the fragment of minnow tackle which fastened it to the cast.

"You might have caught him with a minnow," said Walter, speaking for the first time.

The minnow was meant for short heavy hops to planets or asteroids.

I always treat a minnow as Izaak Walton spoke of a frog, "as if I loved him."

With as much mind as a minnow and as much snap as a soft-boiled egg.

The Editor says that one was a minnow and that the rest were sticklebacks.

You can catch a minnow with a worm, and a bass will take your minnow.

“They are using a whale to catch a minnow,” said defense attorney Charles Swift.

"They are using a whale to catch a minnow," said defense attorney Charles Swift.

Some of the fishes are as common as the schoolboy's familiar friend, the minnow.

Word Value for minnow
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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