Associations to the word «Alewife»
Noun
- Somerville
- Herring
- Parkway
- Brook
- Spawn
- Sturgeon
- Arlington
- Mystic
- Lexington
- Spawning
- Salmon
- Concord
- Cisco
- Trout
- Harmon
- Perch
- Fishery
- Reservation
- Pond
- Cambridge
- Fish
- Eel
- Quincy
- Lowell
- Bedford
- Bike
- Massachusetts
- Predator
- Terminus
- Harvard
- Extension
- Porter
- Parking
- Square
- Shark
- Path
- Davis
- Milwaukee
- Lake
- Dam
- Maine
- Boston
- Station
- Railroad
- Route
- River
- Avenue
- Bass
- Park
- Bus
- Connecticut
- Junction
- Species
- Line
- Canal
- Passing
- Community
- Highway
- Border
- Run
- Population
- Trail
- Spring
- Charles
- Branch
- Numbers
- Connection
- Street
- Access
Adjective
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Wiktionary
ALEWIFE, noun. (archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
ALEWIFE, noun. A North American fish, Clupea vernalis, of the herring family.
ALEWIFE, noun. A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
ALEWIFE, noun. Any of several species similar in appearance.
Dictionary definition
ALEWIFE, noun. Flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams.
ALEWIFE, noun. Shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus.
Wise words
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