bream

Noun

flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.

Verb

clean (a ship's bottom) with heat
To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English breme, from Old French breme, bresme, braisme, brasme (whence French brème), from Frankish *brahsma, *brahsima (whence Dutch brasem), from Proto-West Germanic *brahsmō (whence Old High German brahsma, brahsmo, brahsina, brehsina (whence German Brasse, Brachse (“bream”))), from Proto-Germanic *brahsmô, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see braid (verb)).

Synonyms

carp bream, freshwater bream, sea bream

Scrabble Score: 9

bream is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bream is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bream is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bream is a valid Words With Friends word