Definition of SARDINES

sardines

Meanings

Noun

  • small fatty fish usually canned
  • any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
  • a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
  • small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
  • plural of sardine
  • A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.

Origin / Etymology

The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can.

Synonyms

pilchard, sard, Sardina pilchardus, sardine, sardius

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

sardines is a valid Words With Friends word