squid
noun (1)
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plural squid
or squids
Definition of squid
(Entry 1 of 3)
: any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support
squid
verb
squidded;
squidding
Definition of squid (Entry 2 of 3)
: to fish with or for squid
SQUID
noun (2)
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Definition of SQUID (Entry 3 of 3)
: an instrument for detecting and measuring very weak magnetic fields
Examples of squid in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Ozymandias, the antihero who engineered the squid in the comic, is still scheming and played by Jeremy Irons. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "Snowpiercer, Picard, and More Awesome Trailers Hit Comic-Con," 20 July 2019 Place the seafood stock in a saucepan and whisk in the squid ink. — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, "Recipe: How to make Bellota’s ‘San Francisco Treat’ Paella," 10 July 2019 Twelve terrific courses in all, including a modernized pancit with squid-ink bihon noodles, ham and calamansi aioli that made me wish the Flores and Kwon’s upcoming restaurant happens sooner than later. Wine dinner at City Winery. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Food Bowl diary: Great events from the first two weeks, plus final week breakdown," 23 Aug. 2019 The Mobhattan features bacon syrup and a bacon garnish; the Black Cadillac works Bombay Sapphire and literal squid ink into a remake of the French 75. — al, "Squid Ink happens: Downtown Mobile gets new flavors," 5 Aug. 2019 On this cloudless night, a billion stars blazed, and the Milky Way was a cloudy haze against a squid-ink background. — James Murren, latimes.com, "At Utah's Gooseberry Mesa, the joy and power of wilderness prevail," 13 July 2019 That's what Samantha Cheng learned as a grad student studying marine biodiversity and the conservation of squid. — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "The Festival of Books and Ideas serves up a 5-day buffet of ideas for Dallas," 6 June 2019 Ready for the summer weather, the Amazon CEO, 55, showed off his chest in an unbuttoned blue linen shirt with blue and purple swim shorts with a squid design. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, "Full Speed Ahead! Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Seen Boating in St. Tropez," 9 Aug. 2019 Hand-cut, squid ink fettuccini ($23) is a spicy discovery, the noodles arriving perfectly al dente — as all the pasta dishes do — and carrying the bite and depth of flavor that only come from handmade dough. — Daliah Singer, The Know, "Restaurant review: The food satisfies, but Jovanina’s good looks are what really entice diners," 6 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But Benjamin Sukle, chef at (Hot 10 alum) Oberlin in Providence, RI, (a state that is to squid what Maine is to lobster) cracked the code: Cook it like chicken under a brick, applying the weight of a cast-iron pan to maximize sear and minimize chew. — The Healthyish Team, Bon Appetit, "You Can Totally Cook Squid at Home and Here's How," 23 June 2017 But Benjamin Sukle, chef at (Hot 10 alum) Oberlin in Providence, RI, (a state that is to squid what Maine is to lobster) cracked the code: Cook it like chicken under a brick, applying the weight of a cast-iron pan to maximize sear and minimize chew. — The Healthyish Team, Bon Appetit, "You Can Totally Cook Squid at Home and Here's How," 23 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'squid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for squid
squid
noun
English Language Learners Definition of squid
: a sea animal that has a long, thin, soft body and 10 long arms
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squid
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Kids Definition of squid
: a sea mollusk that is related to the octopus and has a long thin soft body with eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles
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