Definition of crawfish

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  • crawfish is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
  • crawfish is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
  • crawfish is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of crawfish

  • tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crawdad
    2. crayfish
    3. ecrevisse
  • small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crawdad
    2. crawdaddy
    3. crayfish
  • large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crayfish
    2. langouste
    3. rock lobster
    4. sea crawfish
    5. spiny lobster
  • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (verb)

    Examples

    1. We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him

    Synonyms

    1. back away
    2. back out
    3. crawfish out
    4. pull back
    5. pull in one's horns
    6. retreat
    7. withdraw

See definition of crawfish in Merriam Webster