Shrimps are small shellfish with long tails and many legs.
Add the shrimp and cook for 30 seconds.
I'm going to have shrimps for my tea.
shrimp in British English
(ʃrɪmp)
noun
1.
any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers
2.
any of various similar but unrelated crustaceans, such as the opossum shrimp and mantis shrimp
3. Also called: freshwater shrimp
any of various freshwater shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. pulex
4. Also called: sand shrimp
any of various shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. locusta
See also opossum shrimp
5. informal
a diminutive person, esp a child
verb
6. (intransitive)
to fish for shrimps
Derived forms
shrimper (ˈshrimper)
noun
Word origin
C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German schrempen to shrink; see scrimp, crimp
shrimp in American English
(ʃrɪmp)
nounWord forms: pluralshrimps or shrimp
1.
any of a large number of small, slender, long-tailed decapods, mostly marine: many are highly valued as food
2. Informal
a small or insignificant person
verb intransitive
3.
to fish for shrimp
Derived forms
shrimper (ˈshrimper)
noun
Word origin
ME schrimpe, shrimp, puny person < base of OE scrimman (akin to obs. Ger schrimpfen, to shrink, dry up) < IE *(s)kremb-, to turn, twist, shrink < base *(s)ker-, to turn
Pour the melted butter over ramekins of potted shrimps to act as a butter seal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Good too with prawns or brown shrimps.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Salmon on rye and potted shrimps.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Go for the famous local oysters, and stay for the equally delicious potted shrimp.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The shrimp and the fish are filling fishermen's nets again.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was five little pieces of fish, shrimps and bits of veg.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Then add the shrimps and cook for another 30 seconds.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If you want to cheat, you could melt bought potted shrimps over the top of each fish.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My lobster and brown shrimp ravioli was sensational; or you can have a big slab of halibut with sauvignon blanc cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The tiny brown shrimps are splendid on toast, spread on a grilled sole or turned through a white risotto at the end of cooking.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If you can't find brown shrimps, cheat by buying a tub of potted shrimps.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Reduce the heat to medium, add the shrimp paste and green chillies and sauté for 1 minute.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Add half the butter, and once it has melted, add the brown shrimps and the cayenne pepper to the pan.
The Sun (2016)
A Canadian study of 200 people found that a mixture of shrimp and shellfish could help lower cholesterol.
The Sun (2009)
Word lists with
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In other languages
shrimp
British English: shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ NOUN
Shrimps are small shellfish with long tails and many legs.
Add the shrimps and cook for 30 seconds.
American English: shrimp
Arabic: جَمْبَرِي
Brazilian Portuguese: camarão
Chinese: 虾
Croatian: kozice
Czech: garnát
Danish: reje
Dutch: garnaal
European Spanish: camarón
Finnish: katkarapu
French: crevette
German: Garnele
Greek: γαρίδα
Italian: gamberetto
Japanese: 小エビ
Korean: 새우
Norwegian: (liten) reke
Polish: krewetka
European Portuguese: camarão
Romanian: crevetă
Russian: креветка
Latin American Spanish: camarón
Swedish: räka
Thai: กุ้ง
Turkish: ufak karides
Ukrainian: креветка
Vietnamese: con tôm
All related terms of 'shrimp'
sand shrimp
any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers
seed shrimp
→ ostracod
shrimp net
a net for catching shrimps
brine shrimp
any of a genus ( Artemia ) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen , or dried food in aquariums
fairy shrimp
any small freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the genera Chirocephalus , Artemia , etc, having a transparent body with many appendages and habitually swimming on its back: order Anostraca
mantis shrimp
any of various burrowing marine shrimplike crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda that have a pair of large grasping appendages : subclass Malacostraca
shrimp plant
a widely grown tropical American plant ( Beloperone guttata ) of the acanthus family, with long, curving spikes of tiny , white flowers
shrimp sauce
a sauce made from shrimps
opossum shrimp
any of various shrimplike crustaceans of the genera Mysis, Praunus, etc, of the order Mysidacea, in which the females carry the eggs and young around in a ventral brood pouch
shrimp cocktail
A shrimp cocktail is a dish that consists of shrimp, salad , and a sauce . It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal .
snapping shrimp
any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw
freshwater shrimp
any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers
prawn cocktail
A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad , and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal .