Bream
noun
A type of freshwater fish, often marked by blue and silver color, frequently caught for sport or food.
He went fishing at the lake and caught a large bream.
Often appears as...
- catch a bream
- bream fishing
verb
In naval language, to clean (the bottom of a ship) by heating it to remove the pitch.
The ship was taken into the dock to be breamed.
Often appears as...
- bream the ship
- ship breaming
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of freshwater fish, often marked by blue and silver color, frequently caught for sport or food.
He went fishing at the lake and caught a large bream.
Often appears as...
- catch a bream
- bream fishing
verb
In naval language, to clean (the bottom of a ship) by heating it to remove the pitch.
The ship was taken into the dock to be breamed.
Often appears as...
- bream the ship
- ship breaming
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Fish Species
Understand 'bream' refers to specific fish, not all fish.
Not every fish in the lake is a bream; some are trout.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Context
Be aware 'bream' is used in cooking and restaurants.
The menu featured grilled bream with lemon butter.
Pro Tip 3/3Angling Jargon
Recognize 'bream' in fishing talk, related to sport or hobby.
Anglers often discuss the best bait for bream.
Pro Tip 1/3Fish Species
Understand 'bream' refers to specific fish, not all fish.
Not every fish in the lake is a bream; some are trout.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Context
Be aware 'bream' is used in cooking and restaurants.
The menu featured grilled bream with lemon butter.
Pro Tip 3/3Angling Jargon
Recognize 'bream' in fishing talk, related to sport or hobby.
Anglers often discuss the best bait for bream.
Pro Tip 1/3Fish Species
Understand 'bream' refers to specific fish, not all fish.
Not every fish in the lake is a bream; some are trout.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Context
Be aware 'bream' is used in cooking and restaurants.
The menu featured grilled bream with lemon butter.
Pro Tip 3/3Angling Jargon
Recognize 'bream' in fishing talk, related to sport or hobby.
Anglers often discuss the best bait for bream.
Never forget "Bream"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
of chaos you know I found a school of fish and zeroed in on this one little red fish in the middle known as a glass eye that seemed to be hiding out amongst the sea bream here kind of hoping I didn't blow his cover I guess as wondering who's looking at who and another day you know I sat at the top of an old world war 2 shipwreck and the top
Video examples
Glow-in-the-dark sharks...
and that full-moon night translates underwater to blue. Perhaps they're using this as a way to see each other, quickly find each other, mate, go back into their hole for the next long stint of time. But then we started to find other fluorescent marine life, like this green fluorescent bream,
Video examples
Gyotaku: The ancient...
that they began painting eye details and other embellishments onto the prints. One famous nobleman, Lord Sakai, was an avid fisherman, and, when he made a large catch, he wanted to preserve the memory of the large, red sea bream. To do so, he commissioned a fisherman to print his catch.
Video examples
Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
of chaos you know I found a school of fish and zeroed in on this one little red fish in the middle known as a glass eye that seemed to be hiding out amongst the sea bream here kind of hoping I didn't blow his cover I guess as wondering who's looking at who and another day you know I sat at the top of an old world war 2 shipwreck and the top
Video examples
Glow-in-the-dark sharks...
and that full-moon night translates underwater to blue. Perhaps they're using this as a way to see each other, quickly find each other, mate, go back into their hole for the next long stint of time. But then we started to find other fluorescent marine life, like this green fluorescent bream,
Video examples
Gyotaku: The ancient...
that they began painting eye details and other embellishments onto the prints. One famous nobleman, Lord Sakai, was an avid fisherman, and, when he made a large catch, he wanted to preserve the memory of the large, red sea bream. To do so, he commissioned a fisherman to print his catch.
Example 1 of 3
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension