herrings
Small schooling fish
Herrings is the plural of herring, a small silvery fish found in northern Atlantic and Pacific waters, important commercially for food.
The plural appears in phrases like red herrings—distractions or false leads that divert attention from the real issue, from the practice of using smoked herring to throw dogs off a scent.
Small herring-family fish
- anchovySmall, salty forage fish
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
- spratSmall herring-family fish
- pilchardSmall edible sea fish
shad · kipper · whitebait · salmon · cod · haddock · tuna · trout
Preserved in acidic solution
- rollmopPickled herring fillet, rolled
- marinatedSoaked in flavored liquid
- creamedBlended until smooth
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
chopped · Bismarck · soused · Nordic · Dutch · Jewish · deli · rye bread
Shallow water hazard
- swarmMass of moving insects
- migrationMovement to new territory
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- runMove swiftly on foot
aggregation · mass · silvery · flashing · synchronized · predator · feeding frenzy · seine
Whole cured herring
- bucklingBending from compression
- curedRestored to health
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
- brinedTreated with salt solution
fillets · preservation · alder · oak · beechwood · Scandinavian · Scottish · smokehouse
Thing diverting one's attention
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- fallacyError in reasoning
- diversionRedirection of attention
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
decoy · false trail · detective · mystery · clue · smokescreen · ruse · feint
sardine
Small herring-family fish
pilchard · shad · kipper · whitebait · salmon · cod · haddock · tuna · trout · halibut
pickled
Preserved in acidic solution
schmaltz · chopped · Bismarck · soused · Nordic · Dutch · Jewish · deli · rye bread · onions
shoal
Shallow water hazard
run · aggregation · mass · silvery · flashing · synchronized · predator · feeding frenzy · seine · trawl
bloater
Whole cured herring
brined · fillets · preservation · alder · oak · beechwood · Scandinavian · Scottish · smokehouse · delicacy
distraction
Thing diverting one's attention
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- fallacyError in reasoning
- diversionRedirection of attention
misdirection · decoy · false trail · detective · mystery · clue · smokescreen · ruse · feint · wild goose chase
herringscaviar
Cured fish eggs
lobster · Dover sole · turbot · Chilean sea bass · bluefin tuna
- red herringIntentional misleading distraction
- pickled herringCured small ocean fish
- smoked herringFish preserved by curing
- herring gullLarge gray-and-white coastal gull
- salted herringBrine-cured ocean fish
- kippered herringCured, smoked small fish