Shrimp
Shrimp is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter P for which we found 5 definitions.
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| (v. t.) To contract; to shrink. |
| (v.) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. |
| (v.) In a more general sense any species of the macruran tribe Caridea or any species of the order Schizopoda having a similar form. |
| (v.) In a loose sense any small crustacean including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as the fairy shrimp and brine shrimp. See under Fairy and Brine. |
| (v.) Figuratively a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt. |
Syllable Information
The word Shrimp is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for Shrimp is: shrimp
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