eel
Serpentine aquatic creature
An eel is a long, slender fish with a snakelike body, typically lacking scales and covered in slippery mucus.
Eels live in both fresh and salt water, with some species migrating between the two.
The slipperiness makes them hard to grasp, giving rise to slippery as an eel for someone evasive or hard to pin down.
Japanese cuisine's eel
- sashimiThinly sliced raw fish
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- jelliedSet in gelatin
- grilledCooked on metal bars
delicacy · bisque · stew · paling · whitebait · broiled · glazed · teriyaki
Massive saltwater body
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- morayPredatory tropical eel
conger · depths · seafloor · crevice · nocturnal · predatory · rockpool · tropical
Smooth or craftily adept
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
lubricious · elusive · escape · grip · squirm · glide · writhing · catch
Curving in repeated bends
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- slenderThin and graceful
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
ribbonlike · snakelike · cylindrical · flexible · winding · undulating · sleek · narrow
unagi
Japanese cuisine's eel
grilled · delicacy · bisque · stew · paling · whitebait · broiled · glazed · teriyaki · savory
ocean
Massive saltwater body
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
moray · conger · depths · seafloor · crevice · nocturnal · predatory · rockpool · tropical · Indo-Pacific
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
wriggling · lubricious · elusive · escape · grip · squirm · glide · writhing · catch · grasp
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
streamlined · ribbonlike · snakelike · cylindrical · flexible · winding · undulating · sleek · narrow · tubular
river
Large flowing watercourse
muddy · burrow · nocturnal · migration · spawning · glass · yellow · silver · American · European
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
current · electrode · stunning · zap · jolt · defense · predator · sensor · torpedo · ray
eelcrab
Pincer-bearing shellfish
lobster · turtle · sea urchin · tortoise · porcupine
- moray eelsSerpentine marine fish
- electric eelVoltage-producing aquatic creature
- slippery as an eelExtremely difficult to catch
- as slippery as an eelImpossible to grasp
- eel sauceSweet soy reduction
- grilled eelCooked elongated fish