Meanings
plural silversides
- Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
Synonyms: sand smelt, friar
- Such fish prepared as food.
Synonyms: sand smelt, friar, sand smelt, friar
- UKThe upper side of a round of beef.
- AustraliaIrelandNew ZealandSouth AfricaUKinformalCorned beef made with this type of meat.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
nounSuch fish prepared as food.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Estonian ateriinlane
- ateriinlanefish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
Finnish hopeakylki
- hopeakylkifish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
German Ährenfisch
- Ährenfischfish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
Spanish pejerrey, tinícalo
- pejerreyfish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
- tinícalofish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
Swedish prästfisk
- prästfiskfish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
Tagalog langaray-pako, guno
- langaray-pakofish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
- gunofish of the families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae
Cite this entry
silverside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverside
“silverside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silverside. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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