minnows
Small stream swimmers
Minnows are small freshwater fish, typically under a few inches long, belonging to the carp family.
The term is used loosely for any tiny fish, especially those used as bait or kept in home aquariums.
Figuratively, minnow describes someone or something small and insignificant relative to larger competitors: In a league of corporate giants, our startup was just a minnow.
Children often try to catch minnows with nets in shallow streams and ponds.
Thing that tempts
- hookCurved catching device
- tackleGear or takedown
- bobbersBuoyant fishing indicators
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
fishing · cast · trout · bass · catfish · panfish · crappie · perch
Bruised eye socket
- daceSmall cyprinid fish
- chubStout freshwater cyprinid
- fatheadFoolish, dense person
- bluntnoseRounded, flat-tipped front
roach · gudgeon · killifish · topminnow · fry · fingerling · spawn · scales
Steady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- pondSmall still body
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
freshwater · shallows · riffle · pool · aquatic · riparian · watershed · substrate
Shallow water hazard
Children or insignificant people
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minor leagueLower-tier professional sports
- small-timeOf little significance
nobody · underdog · bit player · lightweight · pawn · expendable
lure
Thing that tempts
angling · fishing · cast · trout · bass · catfish · panfish · crappie · perch · bucket
shiner
Bruised eye socket
bluntnose · roach · gudgeon · killifish · topminnow · fry · fingerling · spawn · scales · fins
stream
Steady continuous flow
brook · freshwater · shallows · riffle · pool · aquatic · riparian · watershed · substrate · vegetation
shoal
Shallow water hazard
scatter · synchronized · clustering · safety in numbers · shimmer
small fry
Children or insignificant people
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- minor leagueLower-tier professional sports
small-time · nobody · underdog · bit player · lightweight · pawn · expendable
- feeder fishgoldfish, guppies, mosquitofish, ghost shrimp, brine shrimp
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- fish and amphibiansfish, shark, sharks, salmon, cod
- fish pondkoi, goldfish, carp, ornamental fish, feeder fish
- pond lifetadpoles, fish, frog, frogs, algae
minnowswhales
Massive marine mammals
leviathans · giants · behemoths · sharks · marlins
minnowsgiants
Beings of immense stature
heavyweights · powerhouses · big fish · whales · titans
- sharks and minnowsPool tag with predators
- minnow trapDevice capturing small fish
- minnow bucketContainer for live baitfish