whitebait
whitebait noun: the young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts.
Noun
whitebait (countable and uncountable, plural whitebaits or whitebait)
Verb
whitebait (third-person singular simple present whitebaits, present participle whitebaiting, simple past and past participle whitebaited)
- To fish for whitebait.
whitebait meaning in Tamil
whitebait in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of whitebait
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | whitebaits |
| plural | whitebait |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | whitebaits |
| present participle | whitebaiting |
| past participle | whitebaited |
| past | whitebaited |
Origin of whitebait
From white + bait.
Words formed from whitebait
Questions about whitebait
- What does whitebait mean?
- Whitebait means the young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts.
- What is whitebait in Tamil?
- Whitebait in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Whitebait meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is whitebait?
- Whitebait can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of whitebait?
- The plural of whitebait is whitebaits.
Words near whitebait in the dictionary
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