Definitions
Long, slender fish with a snake-like body.
Word origin
From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.
Used in a sentence
“That Dennis is a right eel, he always seems to slip away from the scene at the right time.”
“His expression when incredulous. "Why would you think that?" He was a slippery little eel.”
“John scowled after the dog. "Never fear, my lady. I shall get the sneaky, slippery eel yet."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues
01“Long fish”3 letters
02“Long slippery fish”3 letters
03“Long slippery swimmer”3 letters
04“Slender swimmer”3 letters
05“Slippery sea creature”3 letters
06“Slippery swimmer”3 letters
07“Snake-shaped fish”3 letters
08“Snakelike fish”3 letters
09“Snaky swimmer”3 letters
10“Sushi fish, sometimes”3 letters
11“Snake-like fish”3 letters
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