crawfish

/kɹˈɔfˌɪʃ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
3. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

verb

1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
   “We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him”

Synonyms for crawfish

• crayfish
• crawdad
• ecrevisse
• crawdaddy
• spiny lobster
• langouste
• rock lobster
• sea crawfish
• retreat
• pull back
• back out
• back away
• crawfish out
• pull in one's horns
• withdraw

Words that rhyme with crawfish

• wish
• dish
• fish
• angelfish
• catfish
• redfish
• sunfish
• swish
• whitefish
• dogfish
• flatfish
• jellyfish
• jewfish
• needlefish
• sailfish
• shellfish
• swordfish
• cuttlefish
• dealfish
• goldfish
• goosefish
• lungfish
• pipefish
• queenfish
• starfish
• bisch
• bish
• blish
• bottomfish
• commish